Philippians 1
"If it be possible, let this cup pass", we pray if it be possible don't demand ALL of me, let me keep some. Some of the things that bind me to the world are my fears and insecurities. I trust in the things of this world more than I trust God.
When we are "all in" with God we look to Him and His promises for our security. We look less and less to the things of this world. Our initial declaration, “You are Lord” is a denial of self and a reliance on Him. Does the Holy Spirit cause this to happen instantaneously? No, this is precisely what sanctification is; the process of Christ becoming the Lord of our life.
Jesus concluded His prayer with, not my will but your will be done". I on the other hand rarely truly conclude my prayers that way. How can we crucify the world to ourselves and us to the world (Gal. 6:14) when we are so tightly bound to this world by our fears, insecurities and desires. I feel that I have released most of who I am to Christ but I still envision the tentacles of the world grabbing and clinging to me and I know this holds me back from all I could be.
“He who began a good work in us is faithful to complete it”. Notice two things, God initiated the good work and God completes the good work. We can claim until our face falls off that Jesus Christ is Lord of our lives but I am afraid that will not be fully a reality until we are on the other side. A more accurate statement is, Jesus Christ, by His mercy and grace, is becoming the Lord of my life.
What pitiful weak wretches we are. Spiritually speaking, we are as dependent on our Lord as a new born. But what about spiritual maturity? When we are truly mature we realize how truly weak and helpless we are.
Lord take the words from my mouth and put them in my heart.
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