DAILY STRUGGLE

All of us who have received God's love in our lives and who now live for Him must be aware that we are in a daily struggle.

Every day we fight a battle in our lives, between wanting to please God and wanting to satisfy our sinful instincts, whether they are of any kind.

He who is not aware of this or who does not take the due care he deserves, will easily find temptations of all kinds that will gradually want to drag him into error.

The Bible says: “Be alert! Take care of your great enemy, the devil, because he lurks like a roaring lion, looking for who to devour. ”1 Peter 5: 8 (New Living Translation). 

No matter how strong you think you are, nor the enormous capacity you think you have to be able to resist the enemy, it is not about you, or how good you are for this or that, it is that just like all humans you are of flesh and bone and with a nature that easily leads you to sin. That is why the Apostle Peter recommends us: “Be alert!”, That should lead us to think that at any moment the enemy can launch one of his attacks on our life to bring us down.

That is why the Bible also tells us: "Therefore, let no one feel sure that he will not sin, for he may be the first to do so." 1 Corinthians 10:12 (Translation in current language). This same biblical passage in another version says: "So, whoever thinks to be firm, see that he does not fall." 1 Corinthians 10:12 (King James Version).     

It is not about believing very strongly in the face of sin and for that reason walking in search of him , in the Bible we read that God motivates us to flee from sin, to get away from him and not to look for him: “Do not get carried away by temptations Own your age. You are young, so stay away from those things and dedicate yourself to doing good. Seek justice, love and peace, and join those who, in all sincerity, worship God and trust him. ”2 Timothy 2:22 (Translation in current language).  

Perhaps in the last days you have walked behind sin, you have believed yourself strong enough and have been in places that you very well know you should not be.

Perhaps you have been playing with fire little by little without burning yourself and that has made you believe that sin cannot against you, however without realizing it you are slowly being dragged to the battlefield of the enemy where he will love you surround and when he launches his final attack he will want to hurt you to death.

Do not let the enemy fool you into believing you very strong, you, like me, are vulnerable, we have a tendency to sin and no matter how strong we think we are, we can fall at any moment. For that reason the Bible advises us: “So humble yourself before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. ”James 4: 7 (New Living Translation). Humbling yourself before God has to do with recognizing our weakness to sin and our total dependence on God.   

Do you really want to be strong in the face of sin? Then let us humble ourselves before God, obey his Word and if his word motivates us to flee from everything that incites us to sin, then ? Let's do it! Humbling yourself before God has to do with seeking each day to please Him, recognize our need for Him and recognize that without Him we are nothing, that all our abilities come from Him and therefore we owe everything.

Do not play with fire, do not believe that you will always have the ability to stop at the right time, what if one day that capacity that you boast so much fails you ?, Do not let the enemy take advantage, on the contrary, take it out advantage you, looking for God and running away from everything that wants to lead you to sin.

God seeks determined people to flee from sin and approach Him!