The truth is that you do not have to kill of or fight those
negative emotions or sinful appetites. The truth is that the old appetites have
already died. Stop trying to shadowbox something that doesn’t exist. Agree with
the truth, that you are a new creation. You don’t make yourself new. Stop
striving. Rest in the reality that the old you is dead and powerless. It was
nailed to the tree. The new you is enthralled with the pleasures of God. The
truth leaves no other option but joy.
Whether you feel it or not, you are united to Christ. Rest in that reality, and you will feel His presence. Faith comes before the feeling. And faith is simply trust. Believe that this mystical death really took place, and you will cease to act like that man who died.
Very simply, the gospel is a revelation that you have died with Him.
Whether you feel it or not, you are united to Christ. Rest in that reality, and you will feel His presence. Faith comes before the feeling. And faith is simply trust. Believe that this mystical death really took place, and you will cease to act like that man who died.
Very simply, the gospel is a revelation that you have died with Him.
John Crowder
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