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Letting God work in our lives

God wants to work. He wants to work in our lives: our jobs, our marriages, our relationships, & so forth. But often we don't allow Him. A few minutes ago, Honey wanted to go outside (followed by Precious a few minutes after that). I opened the back door to let the 22 lb dachshund work on whatever missions she has. As I went to shut the back door, I started to walk away but quickly realized I forgot to lock the door. After all, it is OKC - not Altus! I immediately locked the bottom lock & the deadbolt. I had a thought come to my mind. Do we lock out God from our hearts? The heart is like a door where Christ wants to come in & work. He wants to be in control. But we're afraid of what he may do. We may actually have to change! Or worse yet, we may like the changes!!! So, to protect our hearts we lock God out. We say to ourselves we're perfectly contect with our lives, but are we? Deep down we have hurt, disappointments, anger, bitterness. God's not like a burglar. He isn't wanting to take anything good from us. Instead, he wants to take the negative junk in our lives. But it doesn't end there. It's replaced with joy, peace, & satisfaction! If we could only say we're satisfied. What's interesting is when we do let Christ work in our hearts & we become satisfied, he blesses us even more. We weren't even satisfied but we didn't know it. Our lives should reflect a difference. We can be happy & miserable at the same time. We're 'fine' or 'okay' but deep down we're not. Our lives should reflect what we believe and also what Christ has done or something is terribly wrong. There are many wolves in sheep clothing. God calls us to have discernment. We must get out of our comfort zone and really get to know people, which takes effort. We must spend time in fellowship with others. That is how you truly get to know someone. Bro. Keith Wiginton, the pastor of my home church which I truly miss, once said: "If you want to know what a person is like, find out what makes him laugh or cry." He was quoting someone I believe. Maybe not. I will never EVER forget that quote because it is so accurate & if I would have listened, it could have saved me much grief. I don't want to be like the world. I don't want to be a watered-down, settling for less than the best type of Christian. I want to be 100% sold out. I want my life to reflect what I believe. I want Christ to work in me in a powerful way. I want to invest my precious time in others' lives. I want to make a difference in this world & leave a legacy. I want others' to know my testimony. It's not a secret that she be kept hidden. Those I know, love & trust should know how I came to Christ. It's time for Christians to stop trying to fit into this evil world & start investing time for eternity. Only then will they truly have satisfaction.

Letting God work in our lives

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