Choices

I have talked about choices a lot before, because I believe that the devil wants us to believe that we just have to be, instead of putting a choice to all we do. The world says if it feel good do it, there is the word "feel". The world says follow your heart it never lies, but what does the word of God say, it says that in our hearts are full of junk, we need to be careful to lead our hearts.

Gods word tells us to do many things daily, it comes down to a choice. For example Luke 9:23 "Then he said to them all: "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me." Do you see the word that I have placed in bold and underlined? It says we need to do it daily, why, because it comes down to a choice that we have to make. We must deny ourselves daily, it isn't just a one time thing, it has to be a daily choice. Who likes to do that? But it can't be about me, it has to be about God. It says in John 14:15 ""If you love me, keep my commands." So not only do we have to deny ourselves daily, we must choose to love God daily, because when we chose His way over our own, it is no longer about I, but He who lives in me. Galatians 2:20 "I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me."

The Devil wants us to believe that things are just done out of feelings, when we feel like it, when it feels good, when I am angry feeling, it is OK to react any way I want to, but Christ says NO, we must deny ourselves, that is basing things on feelings, we must deny. We must therefor live in Christ Jesus who says it is not based on how we feel, but how He feels. What makes Him happy is when we surrender our way for His way and know what??? That is a choice that we have to make. It is no longer about our feelings, but based on Him and only Him.

This choice applies to everything in our lives, love is an easy one to pick on. When we get married we take a covenant vow before God to love in all things, in the good and the bad, not because it is easy, but because we have to make a choice that no matter what we chose to love. That means even when we don't feel like it. The devil wants us to base our marriage, our relationships on feelings, but God has directed us to base it all on Him. It comes down to a choice. We have to make a choice moment to moment to follow His commands, not our feelings. Feelings lie, they will tell you that it isn't worth it, or it is to much work, but God says press into Him. The devil is the master of deception, who will you listen to?

Our marriages, our lives are to represent what God wants, not what the world says is OK. What does God say, is what we need to compare to, not the world.

1 John 4:19 "We love because he first loved us."