“Now may the God of peace make you holy in every way, and
may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless until our Lord Jesus
Christ comes again. God will make this happen, for he who calls you is faithful”
(I Thessalonians 5:23-24, NLT).
Has the
Lord held you fast.....just as He has held others strong through the centuries?
Those disciples might have failed except for the power of the Holy Spirit. His
Way has been alive and well because many were willing to stand strong no matter
what they faced. It has held strong because those who believed in Him were
willing to suffer and some to even die for His truth.
Living
for Jesus Christ has nothing to do with the body. It is all about the soul. The
life you live in Jesus is not about what is comfortable. It is not about how you
feel, or even your circumstance. We often choose the easier way... the one less
strenuous and risky. He calls us to walk in the way of truth...to be willing to
lay down our lives if necessary. It is a hard calling, but it is ours, and it
for our utter fulfillment in this life. It brings a Joy that surpasses anything
else.
If you
live your calling, you are molded by His faithful and unchanging hand. You
blossom spiritually through all the struggles you face because He is your power.
If you refuse His calling, His purpose in your life is thwarted. If you reject
His calling, your spiritual growth is deferred. You discover a sadness that
cannot be appeased, and spiritual sorrow that grieves your spirit.
He is
not about feeling. He is about truth and commitment. Stand strong in Him. Live
what is best for your soul. Be willing to face each obstacle that commitment to
Him brings. Your reward will be exceedingly great. Your soul will rejoice that
you have not only grown closer to Him, but that in Him, you have discovered more
of Him and less of yourself. You have discovered real life. You are called. I am
called. If we live for Him, He is faithful.
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