The Christian Walk

So as I was researching this topic I found these words: Yield, relinquish control, to render or return, acceptance, acknowledgement, compliance, cooperation, and approval. We can consciously do all these things when we understand and know our God. We know the source of where we get our information, the word of God. We can place our trust in his word because we know that we serve a loving, merciful, all knowing God. We are living in a hostile, dangerous world and it tells us we need to do certain things to succeed, or feel better, or make more money, find a mate, or get peace. In addiction counseling the trained professionals say to practice yoga, in Buddhism to practice spiritual disciplines, some people say to get ahead in life to throw religion out the window!  In some Christian circles there are conferences that host special speakers, that aren't Christian but in the worlds eyes "successful" and they teach Christians how to succeed!? Why would we look...

I remember when I was a child playing this game with my siblings where you turn around and fall backward into their arms and they catch you, now if they are nice they catch you, but if they are holding a grudge toward you and want to get you back for something they might just let you fall! So you pretty much have to trust that they literally have your back! In the Christian walk when we experience difficulties for whatever reason, sin, unfaithfulness, pride of life, others sin etc.. We don't always feel confident that God is going to be there to catch us because we haven't been completely faithful, or honest, or walking with Him. Were guilty. So we lose confidence in the relationship because there's no communication and because of our sin we don't hear him. However, God is always pursuing us and the trial motivates us to seek him. He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek him. The trial also motivates us to pray and repent. Know this, that God has a pu...