Sooner than later

"Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:" (Isaiah 55:6).

It seems to me that we go the wrong way in times of hardness: "And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. 9And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? 10And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself." (Genesis 3:8-10). This is from the story of Adam and Eve. What happened was, God told Adam that he could do or eat anything that he wanted. There was only -one- rule. Do on eat the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil (Genesis 2:17). Eventually, they did it anyway. So we get to the point where God comes to talk to them, like He does every day, and they hide. After sewing fig leaves together to try to cover their nakedness. I'm not going to get into the fact that you can't believe in caveman as being our prior evolution instead of idiots in caves, and still believe the Bible, cause Adam and Eve were -sewing-. No, I'll leave the alone for right now, what strikes me is that there was only thought of self. Adam didn't even think about the fact that he'd been walkin around the same way that he had been made (naked) for a while now. In fact, God made him, -and- his dangly parts, (excuse the image) and said "it is good" (Genesis 1:31). So now they're seeking to improve on what God said is good. But...the point is that we turn the wrong way.
Many people say that they can't come to God, or they can't come to church, because they have to get something right in their life first. I -will- say that I don't believe you should be in a position of any sort of authority in the church with unresolved issues in your life, but that doesn't mean that you should wait to come to Christ, or to come -back- to his fold. Yes, it -is- hard to give up some things, or to get rid of some things. Even as a Christian. But, He can not only strengthen your resolve, but He can remove your craving for that thing and let you get back on your feet. The trick is to listen to Him vice everyone else "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me." (Philippian 4:13) You may say, but I don't have the strength to do that. Good. "And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me." (II Corinthians 12:9) Let me tell you about a little trick that I learned. When people are telling you that you'll never do it, that you'll never hold to your resolve, that you can not put down or pick up what it is that you need to move on...tell them that they're right. You can't. Luckily, you don't have to. "Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world." (I John 4:4)
He didn't promise you a rose garden, He promised you that He'd get the job down. Get out of the way and let Him do what He came to do. Let go and Let God.
Just...do me, and yourself, a favor? Make it sooner than later...



CeCe Winans: His Strength is Perfect