Don't Hold Your Breath

I am slowly reading "Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life" by Don Whitney. It is full of great quotes. This one from D.L. Moody struck me:

A man can no more take in a supply of grace for the future than he can eat enough for the next six months, or take sufficient air into his lungs at one time to sustain life for a week. We must draw upon God's boundless store of grace from day to day as we need it.

I find in my heart a mix up of priorities. It seems that I struggle to miss a meal yet I can totally forget to read my Bible. Thus the necessity for me reading this book.

If we are to renew our minds we need to overcome the great deceitfulness of our hearts. It is a part of the battle. If we are to become skilled in using the sword of the Spirit we first need to learn how to put our armor on. So take up and read! The battle is on!

Who Fights Your Battles?

I am in Joshua in my Bible reading and I am watching God do mighty things for the sons of Israel. Who fights your battles? Who do you look to to do mighty things of you? I find myself looking to my own strength far too often. Jesus won the war with his sacrifice on the cross. Why am I looking anywhere else for the victory of every battle until I receive my prize? May I look to Jesus for every victory!

Is he fighting your battles? If not, start here.