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Pastimes : Ask and You Shall Receive
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To: calgal who wrote (5753)6/1/2004 4:52:31 PM
From: calgal   of 14396
 
24 June
Failure—The First Step to Victory

Romans 8:29-30

In yesterday's lesson, we noted how God engineers circumstances to humble us and show us how much we need Him if we are to live a victorious life. This is how He eliminates the idol of self-effort from our pursuit of holiness. It is also His way of accomplishing other purposes in our lives.

Our heavenly Father has more in mind than simply exposing the weakness of our flesh—that is only a prerequisite to something else. He intends to put us on display for all eternity as examples of His grace and goodness. He wants the angels to see the body of Christ and stand in awe before this dazzling demonstration of His handiwork.

What would you and I need to qualify for this purpose? Is there any way we can possibly understand the full scope of His designs for our lives? What must be done so that we may attain everything He has in mind for us?

We do not have all the answers to these questions. As a result, we have difficulty understanding why God allows us to fail. If we could only see the glorious final product He has in mind, we would gladly abandon our self-effort and give way to His transforming power. But instead, we insist on doing it our way. And as long as we remain in this mode of thinking, God will insist on allowing us to fail.

There is a better way. It is simply living by faith, trusting in the Holy Spirit within us moment-by-moment and day-by-day to conform us to the likeness of God's Son Jesus Christ.
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