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Lost in Sin

Titus 2:11
“For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age.”
The Lord brings salvation to all those who call upon Him with honest sincerity. Following honest sincerity in receiving salvation is death to self, a ritual that must take place daily to have true freedom in Christ. Death to self is the most challenging part of being a Christian because we want our way, always. We want to look at that handsome man down the street because five minutes of admiration in the moment does not seem as though it will matter, but when five minutes pass by and admiration becomes lust, we find ourselves wondering how we ever let our thoughts travel there. Or, we think we can handle one more drink at the bar but when one more drink becomes three more drinks and we lose control of ourselves, we wonder the next morning why we let ourselves come to the point of sacrificing our sanity for an hour we cannot even remember. It is in these seemingly innocent moments in which we think we are strong enough to control what ultimately controls us that we witness first hand how unbelievably weak we are when the Lord is no longer our focus. He knows how handsome that man is because He made him and He understands how much we want another drink because He’s been tempted, too. However, He also wants us to realize that when we choose to glorify ourselves, we will only dig ourselves deeper into the hole that we are so desperately trying to jump out of. We will never find true freedom if we continue to choose what we think will give us what it is we are seeking after, whether it be happiness, success, or wholeness. But God says in II Corinthians 12, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” If we would simply call upon the Lord, He will provide for us the strength we need to glorify Him in our moments of weakness because He is a good, good Father who wants nothing more than for us to be whole in Him, sober, righteous, and godly. 

Application
This week, I will wake up at 5 AM to spend more quality time with the Lord.

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