I'm Not Giving Up On God or His Will For Me

     I know that I have said this before but I'm gonna say it again. The past few months I have been going through some things. Things that have distracted me from seeking the Lord, from reading His Word, from wanting to do His will. I say no more to that. Time is drawing near. Now is the time to prosper in the Lord, doing His Will. The Lord has called many but few are chosen. I don't know about many of you, but I want to be in that Number. I want to do the Lord's work. That's why I'm saying this right now: I REFUSE to give up on God. I REFUSE to neglect my gift & turn the other way. I REFUSE to be overcome by the world. I REFUSE ALL distractions in the Name of Jesus!

     The devil is working overtime to distract us, to persuade us, to change us. We are not to give in. We are to do the Will of the Lord, using the gift He has given us. James 4:7-8 states the following: "(7)Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. (8)Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded." You can't resist the devil if you are not submitting yourself to the Lord. You have to draw near to God and He will draw near to us. We have to have ourselves cleansed and purified. NO MORE double mindedness. 

     James 1:8 states this about a double minded person: "A double minded man is unstable in all his ways. If you are unstable, if you are wavering, you are still in the double minded mode, meaning that you believe in God, but that you have not made up your mind to give up the materialistic or ungodly things of your life. You have to choose. Is it God or is it the world? Make up your mind. I made up my mind to follow the Lord, to not give up on Him or His Word, and to not neglect the gift that He gave me (1 Timothy 4:14).

Until Next Time...Lord's Willing

Your Sister in Christ,

Mary