What comes natural to you? Just study children and you will be surprised at who we are by nature. Two babies are playing together. One of them sees the toy in the others hand and snatches it away. This makes him angry so he snatches it back. Not willing to give up so easily, the baby wrestles is away again causing loud crying and tears to ensue. The mother comes rushing in and asks, “Did you take that toy away from him?” The mischievous child puts his sweetest face on and shakes his head, no. So before a child can walk and talk he can already ENVY, LUST, STEAL and LIE. Why? It’s the same reason that a chicken is not a chicken because it lays an egg; it lays an egg because it’s a chicken. We are not sinners because we sin; we sin because we are sinners.
This is why God commands that we put the natural man in its proper place. What is the proper place for the natural man? .It is the cross. “Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires.” Galatians 5:24
God does not leave this work entirely up to us. He will initiate this work inside of us and all we have to do is surrender to it. The Christian life is not as forced life of willpower and self-effort. It is a yielded life of grace and peace. "So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature. “For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not do what you want. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under law.” Galatians 5:16-18
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Thank you, for speaking the truth! Jalissa was really intrigued by your message, Christ uses you, not only to speak to us, but our children as well.
i agree maribel i was touched when i read this and i do believe that the lord has done so much in my life and i my not just saying this but i have become a christan girl because of your messages love you dad
Wow, I am really touched by these testimonies. I am amazed by young people taking in the message and receiving it so well. I mean, these were really deep truths, not exactly childrens church sermons! God is awesome, that He can reveal such truth to any heart. Jalissa and Alyssa, yall are awesome.
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