God felt the need to save me from my misery. He pulled me up out of the sludge of muck, covered in a black thick slury of earth. Yet my feet are still in the grasp of the powerless turmoil(this is my situation that I am going through).
In whatever reason He pulled me up, it was 'MY' choice to get into that situation to begin with. I left God, and the foundation of my feet began to change. Instead of a solid foundation in God, my foundation began to turn into a black, quick-sand like slury that was bottomless. I was lost. I was lost wandering as the Isralites journeyed in the the desert for 40 years for thier sin. It was as if God was absent from me. My body began to rot in pain and suffering.
Despite conforming to the ways of the world, which was influencing ME, I always had a place in my heart for my Lord even though I did not trust Him. I cried out to Him on my chair at times wondering how much longer my painfull situation was going to last, much like how David cried out to God.
You see, once you accept God into your life, He will never leave you nor foresake you, but that does not mean that you will not be put through trials. I found this out by seeking council from the church, as the bible tells us so. I told him that I repented of my sins and had asked God to come BACK into my life. But, as I was told, God never left me and that God is still with me. What a PROMIS that we all can have in our relationship with God. He is ALWAYS willing to accept us back if we want Him.
The world is very influential and we desire things that this world has to offer. Some things are outside of God's "basketball court"- God's rules. I was drinking, smoking cigars frequently and enjoying every minute of it. But I went outside the boundary of God's basketball court, seeking my own pleasure. But it was my choice to focus on God.
We have our desires, one is to do things of the flesh. The other is to do things according to how God intended for us to live. Think of it in terms of a team. You are playing a sport and you are on God's team, doing your daily devotional, praying, staying in the Word. But you desire the flesh and begin to sin- Satan's team. At one point, the two teams will have to play against each other. So you can't play on both, you have to make a choice. Your choice to either play on God's team or Satan's team will be determined on which you DESIRE most.
Influence HAS power, it sways people, intices people, inspires people. Are you willing to let the world of the flesh influence you ... or, are you willing to influence the world, being a witness of God.
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