Imperfections

Why is it that once we become saved and God's grace takes us from where we were to a place that we can now see things a little bit clearer that we most times begin to try to perfect ourselves or look for others to be perfect? It's not okay to live sloppily and expect God to "understand." However, we should be seeking Him and earnestly desiring His power and grace to continue to mature us. Desiring the sincere milk of the Word of God will also empower us to live according to His standards.

We have to get and remain in that place where we are completely and totally reliant upon God and His help through our indwelling Helper, the Holy Spirit. No flesh will glory in God's presence and the minute we get arrogant enough to even think we can do anything in our own strength is when God resists us. God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. We need His grace, therefore we must maintain an attitude of humility.

God's ways and thoughts are so much higher than ours and when we contiuously attempt to obtain His standards of living now in Him in our own ability, we truly see how far short we come. This ultimately shows our need for our God and His love.

Thank God for His love shown on the cross through the surrendering of His dear Son!

Thank God for His faithfulness to help us!

Thank God He is the Lord our God who is gracious to us!

Thank God for His perfect love!

God is not requiring for us to be perfect in this life. He is searching for a perfect heart, one that is always longing for Him and His ways. Serve God daily with a perfect heart and a willing mind in everything you do. Inquire of this heart through Him.

"A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them." Ez. 36:26-27