![]() Sometimes we can believe that we are saved in our heads but not in our hearts. We do need reminders that it’s not about us but about Christ! We do need reminders that even though we fail, God does not. We do need reminders that we matter and to whom we belong. We need to learn as recovering sinners to lean on the power to not to sin. I’ve written often about this dilemma how to live as a saint and a sinner. He acted to set things right in this life of contradictions where I want to serve God with all my heart and mind, but am pulled by the influence of sin to do something totally different.” ![]() Is there no one who can do anything for me? Isn’t that the real question? The answer, thank God, is that Jesus Christ can and does. Parts of me covertly rebel, and just when I least expect it, they take charge. I truly delight in God’s commands, but it’s pretty obvious that not all of me joins in that delight. The moment I decide to do good, sin is there to trip me up. It happens so regularly that it’s predictable. Something has gone wrong deep within me and gets the better of me every time. My decisions, such as they are, don’t result in actions. I decide to do good, but I don’t really do it I decide not to do bad, but then I do it anyway. The song is based on Romans 7:17-25 (MSG): “But I need something more! For if I know the law but still can’t keep it, and if the power of sin within me keeps sabotaging my best intentions, I obviously need help! I realize that I don’t have what it takes. It’s about the struggle we face when we forget whose we are, what is our true identity, and that faith is not about self-help. ![]() This post was inspired by Jason Gray‘s fabulous song called “Remind Me Who I Am”. If you don’t yet know that you are God’s beloved or if you keep forgetting that you are God’s treasure, this message is especially for you. Do you have a positive identity?Do you know that you are beloved? One of life’s most amazing experiences is finding yourself in God.
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