Abiding in sincerity God, you want me to be completely sincere with You. You know me and yet You require honesty on my part in my relationship with You. I realize just how much I lose when I allow any kind of impurity to come between me and You. The smallest compromise has the potential…
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Journals of abiding (8)
Abiding in righteousness Outside of Your righteousness, God, there is nothing good. I get lost in the midst of my sin and depravity and the world around me threatens to suffocate my soul. You made me holy at the cross of Christ and the only way to remain in righteousness is to remain in Him….
Simplicity.
The unimaginable worth of purity of heart. Have you ever read the Bible or a devotional and after closing it realized that you can’t remember anything of what you just read? I have, and it’s something that God has been directing my heart towards quite a bit lately. How is it that we have forgotten…
Undefiled.
Keeping repentance at the forefront of your conscience. For most Christians, being a follower of Christ clearly means that there was a specific time in one’s life when everything changed. This change is most often dramatic and it leaves a lasting imprint on someone’s life. I have met countless people who have testified to this…
Abandoned to God.
How much of your heart is surrendered to God? I can vividly remember the season of my life when God took me by the hand and walked with me on the hidden path of true consecration. Not long after starting my journey, I’ve realized that a life of abandonment to God is one of radical…
Guard your heart!
Remaining pure in the midst of sin and depravity. Our heart is in a constant battle. Even if we can sometimes find rest from the voice of the culture that constantly screams its sinful depravity in our ear, we would be foolish to think that the only battle against our heart is external. There is…
The Eyes of My Heart 