BOASTING IN AN ELECTRIC CHAIR???
Sounds kind of odd right. But as Christians this is what we are called to do just its the cross, a more brutal form of punishment than the electric chair. Galatians 6:14 says tells us what our one passion in life should be and that is boasting in the cross. So you ask does that mean you boast in nothing except the cross, no but everything else you boast in must be in the cross as well. We must first hang ourselves to that cross, make it our one true passion then from that every other thing in our life must be centered.
GALATIANS 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
How does it make sense that the "I" in this passage is both crucified and lived? It doesnt make sense if you leave it at that but thank goodness God knew what he was doing and didnt leave it at that. This "I" has something very special, he has Christ, he was crucified with Christ and has been taken over by Christ. The "I" now lives only through the flesh of Jesus Christ the Son of God. The I that died was not covered and consumed with Christ but the one that lived is consumed and passionate about Christ.
LIVING BY FAITH
Right now in my life there are many areas that I dont completely live by faith. I struggle at times with having control over things in my life, which means there are certain things that i would like to think that i can control whether or not we move, my call in my life and many more. One area that I am currently doing well in is peace which is ironic that if i struggle with control how can i have peace with something I've given to God? I think it is because once i give it to God I can have peace but getting to the point that I can give it completely to God without trying to change it or worrying about it is were I struggle.
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