Carol, Very true comment. It sure seems like the hardest lesson to learn is what you mentioned, that being established is only by his doing and his way. At least it seems like that to me anyway.

One just jumped off the page when I read your post. It is the one where you talked about being afraid we’ll do something wrong. I am beginning to believe that this a mindset that is a paralyzing condition that plagues so many well meaning believers. I am beginning to think that some of this has been nurtured from the inaccurate teaching about the fear of God.

I am afraid to many people fail to understand that God is many times more benevolent than He is punitive. Scripture clearly tells us that God desires that “ALL” come to a saving knowledge of Him, and it further states that God takes no pleasure in the destruction of the wicked.

We must become more spontaneous and not so programed. Keep up the good work.

A brother in Christ

Mitch

Amen to that. A while back I was taking a brother to his home. He accidently told me to turn on the wrong street. He began to apologize and to pray asking God to bind the powers of darkness that was leading us astray. I stopped him and explained to him that I was in God’s will and there was a reason we turned where we did. But I’ve seen so many people like him walking in fear, afraid they’ll do or say the wrong thing. I really like your statement about flowing. If he is flowing through us, there aren’t any mistakes or wrong turns. And there’s no need for us to be up in arms, afraid we’ll do something wrong if we are allowing Christ to lead us. Everything has a purpose that happens to us. As we flow, we grow.

I am convinced that what God really wants from us is for us to be able to just allow Him to flow through us in everything we do. We need to become so absorbed in Him to the point that we do not have to stop and make a concise decision as to what our actions are to be, it just happens. To me this is what our daily walk should be.

Am I there, not yet, but I am getting there. And thanks to so many of you who post many encouraging comments and precious life events, we can get there.

We truly have all things in Christ, when we have Christ we have everything. My heart is truly grateful to the Lord at what a feast He gives me Spiritually, reading all your daily devotions Chip and the comments of so many of the Christ centered brothers and sisters that share nothing but Christ gives the inner man in me so much excitement for such truth which is Life and not death. May Christ continue to let His will be done in our lives, May He get All the Glory and Honor that is worthy to His name. I would like to kindly ask if I could have a few personal emails of these wonderful brothers and sisters in Christ. God Bless you All as we decrease and He increases in us. Not I but Christ.