Paul in Romans 7 - All About GOD2024-03-29T11:23:11Zhttp://www.allaboutgod.net/forum/topics/o-wretched-man?commentId=1383940%3AComment%3A1625061&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHi David, Thanks for this.
C…tag:www.allaboutgod.net,2015-04-15:1383940:Comment:16252012015-04-15T02:01:58.535ZJennyhttp://www.allaboutgod.net/profile/Jenny249
<p>Hi David, Thanks for this. </p>
<p>Convicting and encouraging. I will continue to fight because I believe He has me.</p>
<p>Hi David, Thanks for this. </p>
<p>Convicting and encouraging. I will continue to fight because I believe He has me.</p> Jenny,
Our walk with the Lor…tag:www.allaboutgod.net,2015-04-14:1383940:Comment:16253692015-04-14T23:22:37.667ZDavid Velasquezhttp://www.allaboutgod.net/profile/DavidVelasquez616
<p>Jenny, </p>
<p>Our walk with the Lord is an active one. Dying to self calls for us to be active in warfare against the flesh by taking hold and putting to use the weapons of our warfare, which weapons of course are not carnal, but mighty in Christ. </p>
<p><br></br>We pray -</p>
<p>We surrender - we confess that we cannot give up or overcome _________ (fill in the blank) and that we need Him, our Lord to help us...</p>
<p>We hate the sin for we realize how it keeps us from loving God with all…</p>
<p>Jenny, </p>
<p>Our walk with the Lord is an active one. Dying to self calls for us to be active in warfare against the flesh by taking hold and putting to use the weapons of our warfare, which weapons of course are not carnal, but mighty in Christ. </p>
<p><br/>We pray -</p>
<p>We surrender - we confess that we cannot give up or overcome _________ (fill in the blank) and that we need Him, our Lord to help us...</p>
<p>We hate the sin for we realize how it keeps us from loving God with all our mind, strength, heart... From bringing him the glory due him. </p>
<p>We surround ourselves with Godly EVERYTHING.</p>
<p>Primarily we <strong>abide</strong> <strong>in His word</strong> which is able to renew our mind and change our heart. </p>
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<p>The flesh, the world and the devil are our enemies.</p>
<p>The struggle between the flesh and the Spirit is the struggle of the real power of sin in us who are saved.</p>
<p>The process of Sanctification involves WARFARE!!! </p>
<p>The power of the flesh is broken in us, but not totally gone, the war goes on and continues to go on until we die. </p>
<p>The flesh is our old nature, but we are not in the flesh, but the problem is that though we are in the Spirit we can still performed the works of the flesh. </p>
<p>let us submit to the Holy Spirit to put away the works of the flesh.</p>
<p></p> It is reasonable to think tha…tag:www.allaboutgod.net,2015-04-13:1383940:Comment:16251482015-04-13T22:25:29.717ZLeonard Thttp://www.allaboutgod.net/profile/lrtraina
<p>It is reasonable to think that God works on us over time and that would include this area as well, both in preparing us for the crisis and the life after the crisis. I believe that there is a period in time where the crisis hits a peak. You may have reached the peak or it is yet to come (I never try to tell some one where they are in the process. It is best for God to clarify that with the individual). The fact that you are wanting this is a good sign either way. The crisis experience is…</p>
<p>It is reasonable to think that God works on us over time and that would include this area as well, both in preparing us for the crisis and the life after the crisis. I believe that there is a period in time where the crisis hits a peak. You may have reached the peak or it is yet to come (I never try to tell some one where they are in the process. It is best for God to clarify that with the individual). The fact that you are wanting this is a good sign either way. The crisis experience is followed by a progressive experience. We could illustrate this part using your analogy as once the path way has been blasted open then the rest of our lives we go through the process of rock removal ... one stone at a time. The difference is before the crisis the person is trying their hardest to move the rock, while after the crisis God is empowering them in seeing these stones destroyed. One pictures a life living in our strength our way and the other living a life in His strength His way.</p> Thanks for this, and I do hav…tag:www.allaboutgod.net,2015-04-13:1383940:Comment:16253342015-04-13T21:58:30.290ZJennyhttp://www.allaboutgod.net/profile/Jenny249
<p>Thanks for this, and I do have a question. </p>
<p>I've come to a place several times when I have felt like I can't do it on my own nor do I want to, and cry out to God to take the reigns of my life. I believe those were sincere, but they haven't lasted before I find that yet again I have tried to take back the reigns. </p>
<p>I'm wondering if there's always one definitive crisis that we can point to and say "that's when I handed my whole self over to the Lord", or if for some it's a series…</p>
<p>Thanks for this, and I do have a question. </p>
<p>I've come to a place several times when I have felt like I can't do it on my own nor do I want to, and cry out to God to take the reigns of my life. I believe those were sincere, but they haven't lasted before I find that yet again I have tried to take back the reigns. </p>
<p>I'm wondering if there's always one definitive crisis that we can point to and say "that's when I handed my whole self over to the Lord", or if for some it's a series of smaller "crisis" where we surrender more and more ground to Him over time. </p>
<p>A friend illustrated this point in this way: sometimes rocks are destroyed slowly by water erosion, and sometimes they're smashed all at once. </p>
<p></p> Basically it's saying in my h…tag:www.allaboutgod.net,2015-04-13:1383940:Comment:16250612015-04-13T20:15:27.310ZLeonard Thttp://www.allaboutgod.net/profile/lrtraina
<p><strong>Basically it's saying in my heart, "God, you can be God in my life over the big things like salvation and the sweeping direction of my life, but I want to be god over the little things in my life."</strong></p>
<p><strong>Has anyone been here?</strong></p>
<p>Yes, except I wanted to be in control of my whole life and only wanted God to make it better and step in when "I" need Him too. I went through many trials and disappointments, though to those around me life appeared pretty…</p>
<p><strong>Basically it's saying in my heart, "God, you can be God in my life over the big things like salvation and the sweeping direction of my life, but I want to be god over the little things in my life."</strong></p>
<p><strong>Has anyone been here?</strong></p>
<p>Yes, except I wanted to be in control of my whole life and only wanted God to make it better and step in when "I" need Him too. I went through many trials and disappointments, though to those around me life appeared pretty good, that led me to a crossroads in March 1992. Without detailing the event I will state that I came to a point where I cried out to God that I could no longer do this. I need Him to take control of my life. For me this was not a passing phase, but where I had reached bottom. I could no longer fight the battle on my own and didn't want too any longer. This is known as the "crisis" moment or experience. I then took steps to align with Him. If you have questions I will gladly respond, but I did not want to simply put out all the details, unless pertinent and of interest to others.</p>
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<p>Lord Bless,</p>
<p>LT</p> Regarding the sin I described…tag:www.allaboutgod.net,2015-04-13:1383940:Comment:16253252015-04-13T16:59:52.291ZJennyhttp://www.allaboutgod.net/profile/Jenny249
<p>Regarding the sin I described it became clear yesterday that the form of the sin can be any number of things, but the root in my heart is basically not wanting to obey God. Essentially wanting to be my own god when it comes to daily choices. </p>
<p>Basically it's saying in my heart, "God, you can be God in my life over the big things like salvation and the sweeping direction of my life, but I want to be god over the little things in my life."</p>
<p>And then comes to mind what Jesus…</p>
<p>Regarding the sin I described it became clear yesterday that the form of the sin can be any number of things, but the root in my heart is basically not wanting to obey God. Essentially wanting to be my own god when it comes to daily choices. </p>
<p>Basically it's saying in my heart, "God, you can be God in my life over the big things like salvation and the sweeping direction of my life, but I want to be god over the little things in my life."</p>
<p>And then comes to mind what Jesus said,</p>
<p>"<span><strong>For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.</strong>" Matthew 16:25</span></p>
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<p>Has anyone been here? Am I alone in wanting desperately to keep my self because it's so familiar and comfortable and seems like "just who I am", yet at the same time wanting to surrender it?</p>
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<p>Let me know if this is too off topic and should be a new discussion topic. </p>
<p></p> I will be praying for you in…tag:www.allaboutgod.net,2015-04-12:1383940:Comment:16249862015-04-12T17:29:49.833ZLeonard Thttp://www.allaboutgod.net/profile/lrtraina
<p>I will be praying for you in regards to this.</p>
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<p>Lord Bless,</p>
<p>LT</p>
<p>I will be praying for you in regards to this.</p>
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<p>Lord Bless,</p>
<p>LT</p> There are many sins that this…tag:www.allaboutgod.net,2015-04-12:1383940:Comment:16249652015-04-12T01:26:47.388ZJennyhttp://www.allaboutgod.net/profile/Jenny249
<p>There are many sins that this trial could be caused by. I will mention the one that stands out the most and hopefully it's not too far off topic. </p>
<p>I was brought up for my teenaged years in a staunch feminist household. In college I was taught a feminist view of history and everything else. Before becoming a Christian, I was proud to call myself a feminist. </p>
<p>Now I want to have a "meek and quiet spirit" that is beautiful in the sight of the Lord. I've seen it in some women, and…</p>
<p>There are many sins that this trial could be caused by. I will mention the one that stands out the most and hopefully it's not too far off topic. </p>
<p>I was brought up for my teenaged years in a staunch feminist household. In college I was taught a feminist view of history and everything else. Before becoming a Christian, I was proud to call myself a feminist. </p>
<p>Now I want to have a "meek and quiet spirit" that is beautiful in the sight of the Lord. I've seen it in some women, and it's clear that God's design for womanhood is best and most Christ-like. </p>
<p>But another part of me (the flesh I guess) is at war against biblical womanhood. It seems unfair that women have to submit to their husbands and I sometimes think men are smug about their position of power. </p>
<p>I feel <strong>unable</strong> to just snap out of feminist thinking.</p>
<p>Maybe really it's not inability but stubbornness on my part. If this is so, I'm so stubborn that I need God to intervene and make me not so stubborn. </p>
<p><span>I can't break out of it. </span></p>
<p>So in this case it seems like all I can do is ask God to <strong>make </strong>me surrender. </p>
<p>So I'm waiting for God to intervene and make me surrender. </p>
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<p></p> Yes, God will instruct us thr…tag:www.allaboutgod.net,2015-04-12:1383940:Comment:16248772015-04-12T01:07:43.502ZLeonard Thttp://www.allaboutgod.net/profile/lrtraina
<p>Yes, God will instruct us through discipline, but the goal it to get out of the sin .. not stay in it. Discipline is never the preferred, but the results of sin or bad choices. The goal is always to align with God and in order to do so one cannot remain in sin.</p>
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<p>Lord Bless,</p>
<p>LT</p>
<p>Yes, God will instruct us through discipline, but the goal it to get out of the sin .. not stay in it. Discipline is never the preferred, but the results of sin or bad choices. The goal is always to align with God and in order to do so one cannot remain in sin.</p>
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<p>Lord Bless,</p>
<p>LT</p> I've been trying to surrender…tag:www.allaboutgod.net,2015-04-11:1383940:Comment:16249632015-04-11T23:31:46.405ZLeonard Thttp://www.allaboutgod.net/profile/lrtraina
<p><strong>I've been trying to surrender for a few years now. I guess "trying" to surrender is self-refuting. </strong></p>
<p><span>While everyone's experience is unique, especially to them, there are some characteristics that tend to surface in most cases from my experience with others. Surrender is usually preceded by brokenness. Most fight back and try to climb out of the pit on their own wanting God to lend a hand ... key point ... lend a hand ... as if, "God I have this, I just need a…</span></p>
<p><strong>I've been trying to surrender for a few years now. I guess "trying" to surrender is self-refuting. </strong></p>
<p><span>While everyone's experience is unique, especially to them, there are some characteristics that tend to surface in most cases from my experience with others. Surrender is usually preceded by brokenness. Most fight back and try to climb out of the pit on their own wanting God to lend a hand ... key point ... lend a hand ... as if, "God I have this, I just need a little hand here and then I will be OK again." As long as we believe we can do this or control this or get back on solid ground ourselves in anyway we are not broken and we are not ready to be filled with the Holy Spirit (Again, there are those out there that will utterly disagree with what I am saying ... I understand that, but this is what I believe Scripture teaches and what I have seen in application for others and myself). Brokenness that leads to surrender is literally letting go of self-effort and then resting in God. It is not a cessation of life activity, but a true transfer of ownership from self to God that I can live by "not my will, but Your will be done."</span></p>
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<p><strong>I've asked Him to make me surrender. </strong></p>
<p><span>God will not make us surrender (as I know you are aware). He can bring things into our lives to lead us to that point, but He still gives us the liberty to choose. As stated above I believe this choosing is preceded by brokenness.</span></p>
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<p><strong>Maybe He's using this time to teach me important things in our relationship. </strong></p>
<p>I am absolutely confident that He is at work in your life. May I add something that I believe is important. One of my favorite teachings. When in a trial we need to ask 4 questions in order. 1) Am I going through this trial because of my sin or bad choices? If, not, I encourage people to ask question 2. 2) What is God trying to teach me through this trial? Sometimes we can see what god is trying to teach us and at other times we haven't a clue. When we cannot see anything He is trying to teach us (me) I encourage people to ask question 3. 3) What is God trying to teach others through my trial, since life isn't all about me. Same as #2 if I don't see it I ask #4. 4) Will I trust god anyway even though it makes no sense to me?</p>
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<p>Lord Bless,</p>
<p>LT</p>