Life In Christ

As a young girl I accepted Jesus into my heart. Sunday School and “big” church (worship service) were a huge part of my life. For years I didn’t feel like I deserved the free gift of salvation! Could I be GOOD enough? Guilt, failure, trying to achieve perfection…can anyone else relate? I accepted Christ. But was I living my life IN HIM? Or HE IN ME? But now I’ve learned that when Christ calls us, he’s calling us INTO Himself!

When your soul is in union with God, and you live IN Christ, and HE in YOU, you will experience the *New Covenant way of life. The complete indwelling of the Holy Spirit. What a sweet surrender!

The New Covenant is based on faith* in the shed blood of Christ to take away sin, not on repeated sacrifices or any other kind of work (Ephesians 2:8-9). Jesus’ one-time sacrifice is sufficient to atone for the sins of all who believe in Him. We “partake” of Jesus by coming to him in faith (John 1:12), trusting that His shed blood (and broken body) is sufficient to pay for our sins. *

“I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” Galatians 2:20

Rather than setting myself up for failure, knowing that I’m human and we are all sinners by nature, I have a divine love that moves me to purity and the desire to achieve good! Not because of the punishment-but of his LOVE! For me to live fully indwelled by the Spirit I have to empty me of ME. Surrender daily (hourly?). Jesus came as man AND God to restore us!

This relationship and intimacy with my Savior allows Him to live his His life through me. I want nothing less than Christ in my life! I’ve experienced the Spirit move-miracles manifested, and joy beyond circumstances! My heart is meant to be the home of God. All of its actions should be led by the Holy Spirit and that requires me to die to self. It’s not my WILL, but God’s.

What seems SO simple isn’t because we have lost our simplicity!

“Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.” Mark 10:15

Jesus calls us to become like children. With this childlike faith we can confess our sins–forget being self-reliant and be Christ-reliant! Friends, we are all in need of a Savior! Do you have a longing in your soul that something is missing? Have you met your Creator? When he LIVES in YOU, nothing is impossible! Your life “record” of failures will not keep you from accepting, surrendering, and living the divine life if you choose. Cancer won’t define me. A career never will. Who am I to MY CORE? I’m a kid of a King! Do you know who are YOU?