Christ Alone
Good Morning, have you ever tried to change people? How about yourself? The other day I resisted eating a second brownie only to have my body revolt on me for saying no to myself. My vision blurred and I became dizzy at the thought of giving away that second brownie. In that moment I rebuked the gluttony in me and realized that this thing had sitting down in me for a while. I am prone to overindulgence in several areas of my life. I realize that now, and unfortunately so is one of my children. This is not something that can remain unchecked. Some people are naturally self disciplined and so they seem to not need God for this, but I do. I have to make an intentional decision to exert my energy to discipline myself, and the only way this works for me is Jesus. I have to take up my cross and follow Jesus(see Mathew 10:38, Mathew 16:24, Mark 8:34, Luke 9:23, and Luke 14:27). The mention of carrying our cross has a prerequisite, a...