Baby Steps
A sanctuary is a sacred place. A place that is Holy. When you are in Christ, He rests in you. Therefore, your body becomes a sanctuary for the Lord. Think about what you do on a daily basis. Are you a sanctuary for Christ? Does your life reflect a Holy place?
I know that I am for the Lord. I know that I love him. I can't say that I always fill my life with things that could be considered holy or sacred to the Lord. I was listening to a song this afternoon, it went like this," Lord prepare me to be a sanctuary. Pure and Holy, Tried and True." I am tried everyday. The question I ask myself is, "Am I true to the Word of God?" " Am I living a life worthy to be called pure or holy?
I wish I could say yes but I can't. I falter and sometimes miss it. I want to be a sanctuary for the Lord. I want to walk in his ways. Right now I am at the baby steps part in my walk. The world is out there and it wants to be the ruler of my life. I am struggling to take back what belongs to God and live a life full of God's promises.
I have started with taking time out for prayer and illumination. I want to thank God for all He does for me. I want to understand what His Word says so I ask for those things. I want Him to open my eyes so I can see. I want Him to use me to be a blessing to someone else.
It's funny how much we want in our lives and it all comes down to what we need. I need God more than I need anything. It took me a long time to see that. There is a song we sing in church that touches me every time I hear it. I remember the all out tears and snot running the first time I heard it. I don't remember what it is called, but the part that really gets me is when it goes, "when I know I need your holy spirit more than life itself is when I know that Christ is formed in me."
That verse brought me to my knees and I knew then that I wanted that for myself. That I needed that more than anything. I want Christ to be formed in me. I want that life that is pure and holy. I know I will never be perfect and I will fall short of the mark many times. But I want to know that Christ is in me more than anything else.
Okay so to get back to my baby steps, ha ha. Baby step 1.) Prayer 2.) wanting Christ to be formed in me more than life itself 3.) Learning how God wants my life to be: pure and holy= sanctified.
Basically, I need to follow the Bible. When I came and gave my life to Christ I was to become a new creation. I was to put off all of the old and become new. In order to be this new creation I must know what to do. So I pray and ask God to reveal to me, through His Word, what I should be doing. I should love God more than anything. I have to trust my Father and know that he will guide me. So I read the Word and I try to do what I am told. Just like any child I sometimes am wayward but I am starting to get it. My hope is in the Lord and when the day comes for Jesus to come back for us I want to go with Him.
I know that I am for the Lord. I know that I love him. I can't say that I always fill my life with things that could be considered holy or sacred to the Lord. I was listening to a song this afternoon, it went like this," Lord prepare me to be a sanctuary. Pure and Holy, Tried and True." I am tried everyday. The question I ask myself is, "Am I true to the Word of God?" " Am I living a life worthy to be called pure or holy?
I wish I could say yes but I can't. I falter and sometimes miss it. I want to be a sanctuary for the Lord. I want to walk in his ways. Right now I am at the baby steps part in my walk. The world is out there and it wants to be the ruler of my life. I am struggling to take back what belongs to God and live a life full of God's promises.
I have started with taking time out for prayer and illumination. I want to thank God for all He does for me. I want to understand what His Word says so I ask for those things. I want Him to open my eyes so I can see. I want Him to use me to be a blessing to someone else.
It's funny how much we want in our lives and it all comes down to what we need. I need God more than I need anything. It took me a long time to see that. There is a song we sing in church that touches me every time I hear it. I remember the all out tears and snot running the first time I heard it. I don't remember what it is called, but the part that really gets me is when it goes, "when I know I need your holy spirit more than life itself is when I know that Christ is formed in me."
That verse brought me to my knees and I knew then that I wanted that for myself. That I needed that more than anything. I want Christ to be formed in me. I want that life that is pure and holy. I know I will never be perfect and I will fall short of the mark many times. But I want to know that Christ is in me more than anything else.
Okay so to get back to my baby steps, ha ha. Baby step 1.) Prayer 2.) wanting Christ to be formed in me more than life itself 3.) Learning how God wants my life to be: pure and holy= sanctified.
Basically, I need to follow the Bible. When I came and gave my life to Christ I was to become a new creation. I was to put off all of the old and become new. In order to be this new creation I must know what to do. So I pray and ask God to reveal to me, through His Word, what I should be doing. I should love God more than anything. I have to trust my Father and know that he will guide me. So I read the Word and I try to do what I am told. Just like any child I sometimes am wayward but I am starting to get it. My hope is in the Lord and when the day comes for Jesus to come back for us I want to go with Him.
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