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True Vine Church
The God of My Struggles
Sunday Morning Worship
Locations & Times
True Vine Church
2031 4 Notch Rd, Carrollton, GA 30116, USA
Sunday 10:55 AM
An Internal Struggle
As soon as we receive Jesus, we become entirely new people. The Bible says our spirit suddenly becomes alive for the first time, and the Holy Spirit lives inside us, able to affirm what God says to us through His Word. We are reborn … born again!
But even with the Holy Spirit residing inside, the Christian life is not always easy.
Ever felt like life isn’t entirely working for you the way it’s supposed to? Or thought someone else got more God than you did? I know I have — but why? It’s because our minds, thoughts, attitudes and beliefs must also be renewed. Yes! Our spirits want to agree with God, but our old lifestyles and sinful habits can trick us into believing we’re not yet free. They lie.
The most potent weapon, then, is to agree with truth. It's that simple. We need to ask ourselves, What does God say about me? If you know what He says, then you’ll know how to do battle with what’s coming out of the old you. It's no wonder the Word says in John 8:32, "Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (NIV).
An External Struggle
“He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous” (Matthew 5:45 NIV).
Sometimes the struggle merely happens because we live in a fallen world.
This means no one is untouchable. Each of our lives is touched by pain, sickness and death. Life happens. Evil persists. The devil is real. The fact that we face hard things doesn’t always mean we’re guilty of a specific crime. Suffering only confirms that an active battle still separates us from God.
God doesn’t remove our power to choose good or evil. Our choice is vital to God’s supernatural eco-system, because without choice there’s no such thing as real love. We each have an authentic opportunity to choose Him or choose evil. And sometimes this means other people choose evil. We can’t control other people’s choices. Many battles are the results of people’s wrong decisions, as they give themselves over to Satan’s darkness. Their decisions have consequences that affect us no matter how much we rely on God’s guidance.
So whether we struggle internally or externally, what are we to do? Let’s remember we make a conscious choice to partner with truth. We can ask the Holy Spirit, What are You saying to me? andWhat do I need to know in the darkness? Then, the truth will set us free.
Lord, thank You that I’m stronger than anything I face today because You are helping me! Help me partner with You and Your truth and what You say about me. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
As soon as we receive Jesus, we become entirely new people. The Bible says our spirit suddenly becomes alive for the first time, and the Holy Spirit lives inside us, able to affirm what God says to us through His Word. We are reborn … born again!
But even with the Holy Spirit residing inside, the Christian life is not always easy.
Ever felt like life isn’t entirely working for you the way it’s supposed to? Or thought someone else got more God than you did? I know I have — but why? It’s because our minds, thoughts, attitudes and beliefs must also be renewed. Yes! Our spirits want to agree with God, but our old lifestyles and sinful habits can trick us into believing we’re not yet free. They lie.
The most potent weapon, then, is to agree with truth. It's that simple. We need to ask ourselves, What does God say about me? If you know what He says, then you’ll know how to do battle with what’s coming out of the old you. It's no wonder the Word says in John 8:32, "Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (NIV).
An External Struggle
“He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous” (Matthew 5:45 NIV).
Sometimes the struggle merely happens because we live in a fallen world.
This means no one is untouchable. Each of our lives is touched by pain, sickness and death. Life happens. Evil persists. The devil is real. The fact that we face hard things doesn’t always mean we’re guilty of a specific crime. Suffering only confirms that an active battle still separates us from God.
God doesn’t remove our power to choose good or evil. Our choice is vital to God’s supernatural eco-system, because without choice there’s no such thing as real love. We each have an authentic opportunity to choose Him or choose evil. And sometimes this means other people choose evil. We can’t control other people’s choices. Many battles are the results of people’s wrong decisions, as they give themselves over to Satan’s darkness. Their decisions have consequences that affect us no matter how much we rely on God’s guidance.
So whether we struggle internally or externally, what are we to do? Let’s remember we make a conscious choice to partner with truth. We can ask the Holy Spirit, What are You saying to me? andWhat do I need to know in the darkness? Then, the truth will set us free.
Lord, thank You that I’m stronger than anything I face today because You are helping me! Help me partner with You and Your truth and what You say about me. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.