When
we encounter barriers to doing what we want, we often attempt to reconfigure
truth to fit our human appetites, placing our passing feelings and desires as the
highest level of authority. God designed us to live with certain inward and
outward restraints. When we consciously abandon the safety of Scriptural values,
the protection of the Brotherhood of Believers and Spirit guided accountability,
only to choose a path of self-determined constraint, it is a sure path to
destruction. To reject truth-molded principles as our inner compass is to align
ourselves with the forces of darkness. Lord God, I desperately need the constant
voice of my Creator and Commander. Corral me into a life of committed surrender
where I may run freely and safely under Your constant discipline and care.
A serious pursuit of godliness requires an equally serious renunciation of worldliness. Too often, we measure spirituality with false scales. While being wisely selective with our public vices we are less so with our private attitudes and perspectives. In reality, it is the thoughts and intents of the heart where the greatest battles must be waged; our actions will ultimately align with the condition of our hearts. Lord God, You know me inside out, You are not fooled by human facades. Plow my heart with Your Word and Spirit and leave nothing unturned. Refresh my inward man that I may outwardly glorify You in all places at all times.
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