Freedom of
Choice Victorious
in Christ In
many ways, life
is easier today than it ever was. In
others it is more difficult and challenged. A
melting pot of different cultures has brought new and
difficult challenges into our everyday and spiritual lives. Life
itself has always had it's
challenges and difficulties at
different moments in time. We
must not blame the difficulties in life on others or
the times. Life will be easier when you learn to handle the
problems that arise in your daily living. For
there will be problems and situations. Gods
love will enable you to meet these challenges. It
is a great and glorious experience for the one who learns
to accept himself in each stage of his life and live victoriously in Christ. God
created the world in love, filled with so many opportunities
for people who are willing to live full lives. He created you, his child, in love, and placed
you in a universe governed by his universal laws.
If you live by these laws good things will happen. Love
doesnt ask Why? Renew
your faith each day to meet these obstacles. If
one thing fades away then God will lead you to a better place. So
dont ask Why?? declare
as Joseph did: "God
meant it for good" Gen. 50:20 The
most challenges to face in life are the ones we
feel we are responsible for. If the errors have been very
great and deeply rooted in your hearts, it
may take patience and strength from
God in prayer to overcome them. If
you are firmly established in the love of Christ you
will do the right thing. You
will work from kindness, Trust
the Lord and
He will lead you to something
greater. For
with God all things all possible. "You
are where you are because of what you are." Happiness
cannot be purchased. It has to be achieved.
No
single person can make you happy. They
can add to your happiness. Happiness
will never be totally perfect in this life, but
you can strive to attain it. But
you can choose to do something to change it.
Welcome
changes. Yes, Welcome them. This
is one of the hardest things for people to do is
accept changes in their life. We
are creatures of habit and set in our ways. You
will never have much happiness in your life if you resist
and fear change. Nature
changes, so changes in you life are natural. There
is always a choice. Things
are what they are. Life
is growth and change. It
is said a person begins to resist change when he is old. Not
so, he begins to get old because he resists change. Do
you resist with your very being every change in your life?? Be
alive as long as you live. You
have to take positive action for something
good to happen in your life. Nothing
can hold you back unless you let it. You
can be truly free in God's loving Spirit. Be
ready to receive both mentally and physically the blessings God
wants to bestow upon you. "Whatever
you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have
faith" Matt.21:22 We
are more blessed in
our lives than we realize. Have
gratitude and thankfulness to God for life itself. How
many of you can say you are truly loveable. Love
God first, and then he can make you loveable.
Be
nice yourself. Dont compare where you are to where
someone else is. You
are different. You
can change your life by changing your thoughts. "Be
transformed by the renewal of your mind" Rom. 12:2 You
are a whole person of an orderly universe. You
possess great potential. You
cannot free yourselves from one area or another or from
anyones influence in your life then fall right back
into a
similar situation. If
you leave spiritual freedom out of the relationship, possessiveness
disguised as care or concern, can nudge its way in. Sometimes
you have broken relationships that need to heal. You
may have to forgive but maybe the other person has not arrived
at the same place of understanding and faith that you
have, and you must learn to love them and bless them even
though they have not forgiven you. You
should continue to
care for them and bless them quietly. "The
Christ in you Beholds the Christ in them". Keeping
these thoughts in mind, will restore the freedom of
peace to you and pave the way for healing of the situation. You
need to feed your own inner self with Gods word. Listen
to Christs teachings and live them to
the best of your ability. This
is where your freedom, inspiration, and your growth lies. God
within you is your only true authority. Dont
build a fence around your growth. Never
limit the good you desire with your human vision. God
has prepared for you so much more than you
can possibly envision with your human understandings. It
may have taken you a long time to get where you are. You
may feel everyone should be in the same place and state of
awareness and faith. This is not always
so. You
have chosen your own rate of progress and should allow others
to choose theirs. You should not expect
others to
grow as as you have nor should you feel guilty if you are
not as far along in your faith as someone else is. Your
healing may not come as quickly as someone else seems
to get over a situation. Free
your body, praise it, bless it, and
remember that it is being healed just as fast as you, yourself
will allow it. Davids
words in Psalms 118: "With
the Lord on my side I do not fear. What can
man do to me?" Freedom
is your right. Most
worthy of all is the freedom of spirit within. Learn
from your mistakes and dont be afraid to make them. Fear
is the most destructive of all human forces. It
surpasses even jealousy in its ability to destroy the
spirit and erode the mind. Perfect
love and trust casts out fear. Mature,
grow up a little each in strength and faith. You
are a part of Gods plan, a unique person, that extends into the unknown future. Pause
and enjoy life. Take
time for serenity. Accept life
gracefully. Everyone
has something useful to give even though you
may not see it at the moment. Christian
qualities and goodness, although
in todays world are not valued, are
still the best sources of happiness. Add
growth to your spirit, and trying
times can be looked at as good growing experiences. You
are a whole person of an orderly universe. You
possess great potential. You
are of the very creative spirit of God. You
are not helpless and flailing in the wind. You
are Gods living entity. You
should see yourself as a creative person. and
act on that belief as you are surrounded by a divine
presence that wish you good. You
can see the fullfillment of your being unique. It
is hard for us to realize we are unique.
We see we dont look
the same but we are very unique in every way. It
is not heredity, it is not in the stars, It
is not knowing the right people. It
is a force that you mobilize by your own mental attitudes thoughts,
determination to find good in things, through Jesus
Christ. Many
people are limited because they feel unworthy. You
have the whole universe working through you, a
creative intention that seeks to direct you to the fullfillment
of what you really are. "If
you are worthy to draw a breath of air, you are worthy to
use your creative mind." We
have a tremendous mental ability of powers to control our
thoughts and lives but we so often dont use them. Our
thoughts are our own. We
always have a choice in any situation. You
can change your life by altering your thoughts. and
you can alter your thoughts because they are yours and
yours alone. When
you understand the Christ within, you
will have harmony with
your thoughts. With
his coming, every cell in your body becomes light, every
dead cell becomes strong. The life
stream flows out
from him cleansing, and renewing power to every part of
your body and everything is healed within. The
burdens of life, worry, and care he has taken on himself. Your
weaknesses become strong, your feet dont stumble You
walk beside him and stand straight. You
receive life eternal the whole soul is resurrected from the dead, and is redeemed forever. Gayl Wells 2001 |