So this troubled life is our earthly inheritance because of the the way we allow the
flesh to rule over us unstead of being dependent on the Father and seeking to follow
His way for us.
Once our eyes are open to the brokenness of this world - and really receive that brokenness
as being OUR brokenness, not the other person's reality; not having thoughts of 'I'm going to be
different' 'things in this life will work for me if I just ____';
Once we understand the truth that there is NO hope in making this life into our own personal
paradise ("if I get enough money, get the right guy/girl, get an education, live in this place....");
Once we have come to see that regardless of all our 'long range' plans, manipulations, posturing,
trying to setup everything 'just so';
Once we believe the scriptures that say (paraphrases):
"no man consigned to war entangles himself with the affairs of civilian life";
"set your affections of things above, not on things on the earth";
'friendship with the world is enmity with God'
"there is no good thing in my flesh"
etc...
THEN, can the Father begin putting us through our paces and start teaching us His ways for now we
can more readily receive the things of Him. We will have nothing to turn back to now that the
reality of the brokenness of this life (our life) has become so apparent. We will WANT to press in because
we see there is no other option. Who would we go to, what other path would we take? The only truth is to press into the things of the Father, even though, as we begin to see, that way will actually begin to produce a new variety of pain for us.
flesh to rule over us unstead of being dependent on the Father and seeking to follow
His way for us.
Once our eyes are open to the brokenness of this world - and really receive that brokenness
as being OUR brokenness, not the other person's reality; not having thoughts of 'I'm going to be
different' 'things in this life will work for me if I just ____';
Once we understand the truth that there is NO hope in making this life into our own personal
paradise ("if I get enough money, get the right guy/girl, get an education, live in this place....");
Once we have come to see that regardless of all our 'long range' plans, manipulations, posturing,
trying to setup everything 'just so';
Once we believe the scriptures that say (paraphrases):
"no man consigned to war entangles himself with the affairs of civilian life";
"set your affections of things above, not on things on the earth";
'friendship with the world is enmity with God'
"there is no good thing in my flesh"
etc...
THEN, can the Father begin putting us through our paces and start teaching us His ways for now we
can more readily receive the things of Him. We will have nothing to turn back to now that the
reality of the brokenness of this life (our life) has become so apparent. We will WANT to press in because
we see there is no other option. Who would we go to, what other path would we take? The only truth is to press into the things of the Father, even though, as we begin to see, that way will actually begin to produce a new variety of pain for us.
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