Walk in Victory

 

  Walk in Victory

“God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his one and only Son into the world so that we might live through him. Love consists of this: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins.” 1 John 4:9-10

Have you ever thought about how God makes the first move in Redemption?  Even before I chose to pursue a relationship with Him was His plan for redeeming me. Not just a one time redemption but an ever present Living God that desires that I know Him so I can die to my ways. Love is from God and was revealed through Jesus. 

I can walk in that victory given to me because I am crowned in it but that again is a daily choice. I have been learning more about how my will and His will is a choice I will have to choose each day. Those feelings are ever present but it is allowing my heart to choose His. I can’t just wake up and read His Word and then expect to receive the mind of Christ. I find myself more these days as I try to align my thoughts and what I am feeling in that mental struggle. Even today as I was getting ready to do something God was leading to today there were those feelings waiting for me. I am all too familiar with doubt and fear.  I haven’t really been obedient to that acknowledgement part but I am starting to realize that is the part that I can determine how my mind and heart will find the Authority to give Jesus to Reign. This time as I went into my kitchen on my knees, a posture I am beginning to recognize more and more, I pictured Jesus washing me with Truth as I stood back up after that repentant heart. A mind that is bathed in His Truth and washed clean of my thoughts and receives that crown of Victory I was meant to wear. Every single day He makes that move to remove my thoughts to make me more like Jesus. And I forget all the time. Father, thank you for that reminder of that available grace and mercy help me to recognize that quicker.”

I heard someone say just today, “Rising up is about moving forward and upward.” It is about my recognition within my heart what needs to go. Asking Him what is preventing me from giving you my whole heart. Call to mind what that is. And then asking Him to forgive me and knowing that He will meet me and redirect me. His continual forgiveness as I continue to move in that. There is strength in His forgiveness and that keeps me in the posture of forgiveness. Letting Him rule. 

Father,

Help us to recognize we walk in Victory because we can rise up each day and move forward because of that continual grace and mercy. Confess because the transaction is complete and there is restoration. Our victory was made complete because of you King Jesus. Thank you!

Amen