No Effort - No Gain

09/06/2020 17:24

Friend, have you given your soul to the Lord; and yet the Promises of Christ just don't seem to be yours?

Are you flailing around believing that you can have all things, and yet you don't?

Nothing's changed much in your circumstances since you became a born-again Christian?

You feel like giving up and returning to your old ways because for you, as usual, nothing works?

Well, stop that thinking right there!

Could it be that you have not surrendered all to Him?

Have you been holding back, not giving of yourself to His Will, and waiting for Jesus to do everything for you? You want Him to send His Mighty angels to surround you and make ways for you to have all the things you want?

Friend, we must lay-hold of the Promises of Christ with every fibre of our being. They are the things we must desire. Godly things. Not the "thing" of this life we want.

God knows what we need to be His children and He sees that most of our wants will keep us from being His children.

We must not only believe in Him we must learn of God; of His Ways and His Will and Law; which is truly what our soul desires. 

The lusts of this life are dominant in our minds because that is what we are exposed to from birth, by way of television and other forms of childhood entertainments, which then continues throughout our life until we desire all the things of the world and not the things of God.

We should read His Word to find out what happened to someone like us. What did they do that pleased God that allowed them to live out the Promises of God?

Satan continues to attack the new child of God, even after they're born again into the Fold.

We must actively fight satan who strikes in our minds. He uses doubt and fear to coerce us into thinking God will not help such a one as ourselves.

Satan loves to remind us that we're still a sinner.

Like God is not aware of this? No, The Blood of Jesus who died for us, who shed His Blood in payment for our sins washes us clean.

Jesus is not coming again to pay for anyone's sins. He came once and paid the price for all who would receive it.

Don't listen to satan. 

Listen instead to God. Read His Word. He tells you everything He wants you to know in it. He explains in words from the visionary prophets and disciples, in stories of humans like us and in the history of Jesus, many things that we need to know and have faith in; His Goodness and Power over all things. 

We must never shrink back when satan attacks us in this way. We must be bold and speak out that Greater is Jesus who lives in my heart than the evil ones who strike out at me.

I can overcome all things evil, through holding the hand of My Saviour, who died for me to be an overcomer of evil in this world.

Clearly state, "I will not give in to that fear! I am His who died for me! His Blood covers my sin and I am working to become an overcomer through Him who loves me!"

Sadly for us, satan knows every fear we have. He assigns demons to us and works in the background of our lives from childhood.

But, friend fear not,  this is part of God's Purpose for now. He is in charge and if we surrender to Him our ego, our manliness, our strength of mind and will, He is able to help us.

If we do not surrender our will to His Will, life will be very hard.

Accepting that His Way is best and will bring about the results He desires for us, life will be easier. Many will look at us and think "Wow, such a hard life, but they take it so well." 

But no, it's the Light of Christ burning so brightly in our soul, continually fed by a close relationship to Him, that is helping us to walk though trials and tribulation with calmness, knowing He is in charge and will bring about a good result according to His will and Purpose for us, that they see.

Soon, we become spiritually mature, and our faith and the way we deal with things becomes second nature or rather, first nature to us!

We are living boldly our faith in Him, and it is directed to Him in adoration for all He does.

There's effort, but much is the gain.