Little by Little

Mainstay "Become Who You Are"

So it seems that I'm wrong,
cuz you said that I would never want for anything again
But my eyes are set low
and I'm holding to the thing I know I can't keep

I keep on chasing the wrong things
and coming up empty
This isn't who I'm supposed to be
I keep on learning the hard way from every mistake
And I'm finding each time that you fall,
you're just becoming who you are

So it seems that I'm wrong,
cuz I keep on searching for the answers that I don't need
I know I don't need

Mmmm...there is so much truth in those lyrics. Everytime I chase something that is away from the will of God, I come up empty and wanting more. When I am in the middle of the will of God, looking to him to fill me, I could never want for me. That's something hard for me to chew on. When I am not satisfied, I am not in the will of God. When I desire more, I am not following my Lord and savior. Man...that's hard, but AMAZING.

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." Matthew 11:28-30

Something else God is teaching me, when we are saved, not everything is changed all at once. I listened to sermon from Elevation church last night from their "Confessions of a Pastor" Seris. This particular sermon was about committing the same sins over and over again and Pastor Steven Furtick read the following scripture:

You may say to yourselves, "These nations are stronger than we are. How can we drive them out?" But do not be afraid of them; remember well what the LORD your God did to Pharaoh and to all Egypt. You saw with your own eyes the great trials, the miraculous signs and wonders, the mighty hand and outstretched arm, with which the LORD your God brought you out. The LORD your God will do the same to all the peoples you now fear. Moreover, the LORD your God will send the hornet among them until even the survivors who hide from you have perished. Do not be terrified by them, for the LORD your God, who is among you, is a great and awesome God. The LORD your God will drive out those nations before you, little by little. You will not be allowed to eliminate them all at once, or the wild animals will multiply around you.
--Deuteronomy 7:17-22

I thought that my sin was stronger than me. With this passage God showed me that He is SO much bigger than my sin and he will drive it out if I allow him to. It will not be all at once, because if I reach perfection I would not need Jesus in my life, but little by little he will send the hornets and kill the sin in my life. Don't be discouraged if you struggle with this, too. The Lord your God is perfecting you little by little. Look to him to conquer your sins. You can't do it by yourself.