Frustrations.
Frustrated at why God created us all to be so perfect.
Frustrated that Satan could take something so beautiful and turn it into something so damned shameful...
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So far gone.
We are all so far gone from what the Lord had intended for our lives in the first place. Did you know that? Did you know that even in your best clothes, with your best manners, and offering up the best, most unblemished thing to God, in reality, you give Him a giant, stinking platter of shit?
Shit.
That is that reality of life.
Humans are shit.
We were created to follow his commands and to live in perfect harmony with one another. Created to embody his image in mind, body, and spirit. Yet, we've let ourselves be tempted by the beautiful mirage that Sin parades to be.
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Back story.
Reading a book called "Every Young Women's Battle" by Shannon Ethridge and Stephen Arterburn
Great book, highly recommend it.
Umm....
However....
The way that this book portrays the reality of sexual sin and its relevant and constant temptations in life causes me to look upon myself and on my peers and realize that we are so lost.
The way that this book portrays the reality of sexual sin and its relevant and constant temptations in life causes me to look at society and its harmful messages and wonder how in the world I'm ever gonna get out of this jungle alive.
It's really depressing, to be honest...Really truly.
Sure, sure. Through Jesus Christ, we are cleansed and forgiven of all our sins and we are able to have a personal connection with God, our Heavenly Father.
But.
But. but..but...
The sin is still there. The temptations are still there. Those stupid, manipulating, lying, idiotic, messages are still there, entrapping us, following us, yelling, screaming, crying out for our attention.
How difficult it is to fix your eyes on God when there are darting figures in your peripheral vision...
"I can do all this through him who gives me strength."
It's a journey. And you're never gonna win. But you don't have to because Christ already won for you. Now all you gotta do is pray for the strength to follow his commands and take up that extremely heavy cross. Every single day.
Great.
