Draw me close to You...

Continuing on the religious tone of my last few posts. One of my main goals this year is to have a closer relationship with God. Over the last few years, this has been an on and off relationship and is definitely something i wish to rectify this year. A good start is to try and spend more time with God everyday. This calls for discipline and effective time management. There can be no excuses. Have to "Nike" it (Just Do It).

The common phrase the "Spirit is willing, but the Flesh is weak" is especially apt in this case. I suppose everyone faces this daily inner battle, knowingly doing things that are wrong and feeling guilty afterwards. Why do we to this? Why does sin seem to have such control over us? How does one stay in the power of the Holy Spirit 24-7? How does one live in this world with temptation all around us and not fall?

I think its possible tho. I strongly believe that if i discipline myself and keep to the straight and narrow, i can get this relationship with God that i eagerly desire. But i have failed enough times to know it aint gonna be easy. Infact controlling your human nature is prob one of the hardest things there is. At times the battle looks unwinnable, the task unsurmountable but its definitely achievable. I just have to realise that i cant do that myself but with the help of the Almighty.

Herein lies the paradox. To get closer to God you have to spend more time with him. The flesh prevents you from getting closer to him. To defeat the flesh you need God's help which you get from spending more time with him. Argggggggghhhhhhh!!!!!!!. Okay this might a bit of an exageration but its clear to everyone the challenges which we face.

But i strongly believe it is a winnable battle and one i intend to win this year.

Thanks people and talk to you soon.....