I have been on a spiritual journey these past couple months. This season in my life has been very unique to me and very difficult at times. I don't think I've ever experienced so much spiritual warfare within myself. God has revealed many things to me over the past few months through scripture, my friends, and other people's experiences. I am doing my best to soak it all in. I am becoming more aware of Satan's influence in my life. I recently came to the realization that I have been looking at life too much from man's perspective. This perspective comes easily to me and to everyone. It's something I am faced with and influenced by each day- it's my mental instinct. Many times it's very easy for me to get caught up in the same cycle, same routine, and to just follow suit, but that is not keeping in mind the things of God. God requires us to make a deliberate choice to follow him everyday. I have failed in making this choice alot.
Christ invites us to deny ourselves and take up our crosses daily and follow him. In my current bible study, Beth Moore, Jesus the One and Only, our main focus has been Jesus. We began with his birth and we are now closely reaching the crucifiction. Throughout Jesus' ministry he healed a vast array of individuals. Although different in their sicknesses and problems there is one piece of common ground I have found in all their cases, they all had faith. Hebrews 11:6 says, "And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him". So moral of the story... "Everything is possible for him who believes" Mark 9:23.
Haha, so funny how God works, I was just watching the Hannah Montana movie before I started writing this and the she just sang the song The Climb. There's always gonna be another mountain, I'm always gonna wanna make it move, there's always gonna be an uphill battle, sometimes I'm gonna have to lose, It ain't about how fast I get there. It ain't about what's waiting on the other side... It's the Climb. Keep on Climbing, keep moving, Keep the faith, yeah!!!!
Some realizations that I've made throughout my climb:
- I was putting too much confidence in myself rather than God. The absence of positive influences, presence of negative influences, and lack of true times of prayer are a recipe for disaster.
- God will help us overcome our unbelief if our hearts are in the right place. Mark 9:24
-Conviction is a good thing- without it we would never be changed.
- I tend to be more of a Martha than a Mary.
- Many things are important in my life but only one is necessary. Luke 10:42 Mary chose Jesus. We have to make the choice daily.
- Christ values our journeys- testify
