"Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of suffering." - 1 Peter 5:8,9
It strikes me as pathetic, how hard it is to STAND FIRM in the faith. Everyday I crumble under the pressure that the devil puts on me and find myself wondering why it's so hard to stand up and fight. I know that I am much weaker in spirit than I am called to be, but I feel so utterly defenseless sometimes and I can't figure out why my desire to follow and please the Lord can not overweight my own carnal desires.
What does it take to overcome the desires of this world and allow Christ to take over and fill all those deep dark little crevices? How can I draw closer to him?
It strikes me as pathetic, how hard it is to STAND FIRM in the faith. Everyday I crumble under the pressure that the devil puts on me and find myself wondering why it's so hard to stand up and fight. I know that I am much weaker in spirit than I am called to be, but I feel so utterly defenseless sometimes and I can't figure out why my desire to follow and please the Lord can not overweight my own carnal desires.
What does it take to overcome the desires of this world and allow Christ to take over and fill all those deep dark little crevices? How can I draw closer to him?
