Good morning, Papa God!
On mornings like this after a long night of tossing and turning, I realize yet again how weak I am in my own strength. How utterly impossible it is to live life without Your strength and power and Your forgiveness. No matter how much effort I put out, I can never and will never achieve perfection this side of heaven. It is an unreasonable, unrealistic pressure and expectation that I put on myself. Papa God, give me the freedom to not be perfect, to not allow perfection to drive my performance. Your power is all the more perfect when You display it in my weakness. Thank You that You always take over when I mess up, always forgive me when I fall to my weakness. Papa God, how do I eliminate a weakness, a sin, totally from my character, never to have it plague me again? Trying harder and harder still and to no avail? Sometimes I think it is just no use, that the weakness, the sin, will always plague me until I am home with You in heaven.
My child,
Let Me remind you; and I do not mind reminding you over and over again. It is My joy to watch you grow. So, I repeat My words to you as often as it takes. My strength is far greater than your own. Just as the branch is powerless to produce anything (fruit) while lying on the ground, detached from the tree, so you are when you are detached from Me. When connected to Me, growth is inevitable. Confess your sin. I am faithful to forgive you and cleanse you. Rest from your frustration with sin, realizing in your own power you are powerless to defeat it. But together, it is defeated. Continue your quest to deeply know Me. Plug into Me constantly all day and draw nourishment from My Presence. Yes, My child, the penalty of sin was paid for on the Cross of Christ, and yes, the power of sin over your life was defeated in Christ. So, live connected to Him Who is the Vine and from which you grow and are nourished. And yes, there is only one part of sin not yet vanquished – the presence of sin. One day, upon My Son’s return, this too will be done away with, never to plague My children again. Until then, rest in Me, plug into My Son’s power and strength, and follow the Spirit’s leading. So… do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with My victorious and righteous right hand.
(Psa.1:3; 2 Cor.12:9-10; John 15:5; Isa.41:10; Rom.7:14-25; 1 John 1:9)
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