Even If i Walk Alone

Instructing and encouraging you to live your life as a disciple of Jesus

You Are Enough

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There is an electronic billboard near me that frequently displays the simple message, “You Are Enough!” I suppose it’s a nice sentiment, meant to be encouraging to the morning masses driving by, but the lie it purports is both deceiving and damning. You are not enough. Neither am I. There is nothing any of us can ever do to be close to being enough.

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If any of us were enough, Jesus would not have had to die on our behalf. The truth is, every human being is woefully inadequate. All have sinned and fall short of God’s glory (Romans 3:23). If there is to be any hope for us, we must spend the rest of our days getting rid of all sense of self-sufficiency and surrendering to the surpassing sufficiency of our perfect God and King.

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Standing Firm

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It has been said if you can’t stand firm, then you won’t stand at all. We see this proven out in our spiritual lives. No one can claim they stand for Jesus if they won’t stand for Him under trials and difficulties. Standing firm means to stand without wavering. You can’t be a warrior for Jesus one day and live your life as if He wasn’t Lord the next.

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In Ephesians 6:10-18, Paul tells us to always be prepared for the day of battle by putting on the full armor of God. If we do that, we will hold fast to Christ regardless of what the enemy sends our way (Ephesians 6:13). The easiest way to not lose our footing is to never take our eyes off Jesus, never stop delighting in His Word, and never stop reminding ourselves that our life is not our own (1 Corinthians 6:19-20; Galatians 2:19-20).

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Where You Want to Be

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Are you where you want to be or where you need to be? Most of us are where we want to be because we’re not willing to make the sacrifices or endure the discipline required to move us from where we are to where we know we should be. It amazes me even in my own life how quickly we are willing to settle for a mediocre life in Christ rather than experiencing the abundant life He promises to us (John 10:10).

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Why are we so lazy? Consider everything our Lord went through on our behalf. They ridiculed, tortured, and ultimately killed Jesus in one of the most gruesome ways imaginable. That’s what He did for us. What are we willing to do for Him?

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Making the Most of Our Time

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Paul instructs believers to always be making the most of our time because the days are evil (Ephesians 5:15-16). I don’t think any of us doubt that the days we are living in are evil. Never in my lifetime have we seen such hate, violence, and disregard for God as we do right now. So, in these evil days, how do we redeem the time so we spend it focusing on God instead of the evil in the world?

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Without intention and guidelines, it’s too easy to be drawn into the darkness instead of dwelling in the light. We will never passively make the most of our time. It must be something we consciously choose to do. That means we’re going to stand out, people will probably mock us, and we may even face persecution. But this is the life Jesus calls us to, and it is the life we choose for the sake of Christ.

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Who Will You Be This Year?

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Right now, you can decide what the next year will hold. As we begin a new year, ask yourself, “Who will you be this year?” Will you be the same person you were last year, or will this year be the one where you finally embark on a journey to draw closer to God no matter what it takes? Only you can decide what the next 365 days will hold for your spiritual life.

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I’m not talking about emotion or anything metaphysical. I’m talking about your relationship with Jesus Christ. You know exactly who He is, the unchanging, all-powerful, all-loving, risen, and returning Son of God. The question is, who will you be this year? Today can be the first day of an intense journey into oneness with Christ.

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