When we have accepted Jesus as our Lord and Savior we must release our desires and surrender to God’s will. This happens when we open our hearts and study God’s word faithfully. The things of this world are not for us, we will desire them because we have lived that way but when we are born again we are new creations. And when we start to desire the world again we listen to the Spirit who is in us and we choose to follow Him instead of ourselves.
Jesus says in Matthew 11:28, “…come to Me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.” How do we keep our minds and hearts out of the world? We come to Christ and talk to Him letting the Spirit who will lead us right decide what we do. This is us letting go of the control and giving it to God showing Him our love and faith. We will all fall short of His glory sometimes but as we mature and learn more we will be led by the Spirit and repent when we fall short of His glory.
God gives us the tools to grow and He wants us to use them. Not by our works but by our love. I love what James says in chapter 4 verses 7-9, “So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world.”
We must remember that when we resist and come close those are things we have to do to make our walk complete. If we don’t resist and come to God we will always struggle and it will be harder for us to repent when we fall short and that is a dangerous place to be. We need to ask, seek and knock so we can be humble and truly be faithful in all situations. Amen