GREENE STREET LETTERS: The Life I NOW live

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

The Life I NOW live

Galatians 2:20
For I have been crucified with Christ, it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me, and the life which I now live in the body I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

The life which I now live....
Now.....today, this moment. This 24 hour period that has been given to me by God himself.
This life I live in this body....this fleshly form that I walk around in. My body.....
I live by faith. I live by under the direction of God's Holy Spirit, seeing beyond what my natural eyes can see. (Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen).

So how does all this work? I'm not really sure, but I do grasp the idea that I no longer live to satisfy my flesh. Rather, my daily goal is to satisfy my Father in heaven. Oh, it's not a spiritual check list of do's and do not's. It is a knowing inside of right and wrong. This so called life I live by faith covers every aspect of my daily life.
Christ living in me helps me with my fiances as I pay my bills.
Christ living in me helps me with my relationships with others, as I do unto them as I would have them do unto me.
Christ living in me helps me to be aware of my neighbor and offer help when needed.
Christ living in me helps me to stay away from old haunts and old friends who do not have my best interest at heart.
Christ living in me helps me to face every problem and situation that may come my way today.

You see, It truly is Christ who lives in me, and it truly is a life of faith that I am learning to live. If you want to see what a life of faith looks like, then read Chapter 11 of the book of Hebrews. Some have referred this chapter as being the "Great Hall of Faith". It lists numerous people we read about in Scripture.....Moses, Abraham, Abel, Noah...and on and on and on. But each person's story begins with the phrase...."By Faith"...and then proceed's to tell what they accomplished because of their faith. Well, I think that list has continued throughout our history, right up until this day. I believe that our names will be listed in this line. Mine will read..."By faith, Michael Bynum...". As will yours. It will list the defining moment or event that put us in this Galatians 2:20 life. I guess the greatest thing that we could have written about us is "By faith they lived their life trusting that God was who He claimed to be, and did what He promised He would do.
Can't argue that one....
See you tomorrow.

God on you.....

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Looking At The World Through Cracked Lens

As ol' Paul wrote in his Corinthian letters.."We see in part and we know in part." Now what piece of this bit of wisdom do we not get? I wish to not run around acting and trying to be some sort of Biblical G00-Ru (I meant to spell it wrong). Or a sage of sages.

I simply want to be able to communicate some of what God has given to me. Why? Do I think what I get is better than what you may have received from Him? Nope. But I do think encouragement comes when we share our daily story of struggle and victory in an effort to encourage each other.

Thanks for letting me share.

Time to soldier on..

mbb

Our Statement of Faith

We believe that God is the eternal king. He is an infinite, unchangeable Spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, goodness, justice, power and love. From all eternity He exists as the One Living and True God in three persons of one substance, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit equal in power and glory. we believe that God created mankind in His image, male and female, for relationship with Himself and to govern the earth. Under the temptation of Satan, our original parents fell from grace, bringing sin, sickness and God's judgment of death to the earth. Through the fall, Satan and his demonic hosts gained access to God's good creation. Creation now experiences the consequences and effects of Adam's original sin. Human beings are born into sin, subject to God's judgment of death and captive to Satan's kingdom of darkness. We believe that Jesus, God's Son, was sent to this world, conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of a virgin, Mary, fully God and fully man in one person. He is humanity as God intended us to be. Jesus was anointed as God's Messiah and empowered by the Holy Spirit, ushering in God's kingdom reign on earth, overpowering the reign of Satan by resisting temptation, preaching the good news of salvation, healing the sick, casting out demons and raising the dead. Jesus' atoning death on the cross took God's judgment for sin which we deserved as law-breakers. Jesus' resurrection and ascent back to heaven opened the door for those who received salvation to begin a relationship with God.

Little Nets Into Deep Waters

Fishing nets were designed for one purpose only. To catch fish. Nets are no good if they stay on the boat. Nets serve no purpose if they are never used. I think maybe God sees us this way. We are all created for a purpose (by the way, the creator gets to define what our purpose is). Any other use besides the one we were created for does us no good. But when the creator places His hands upon us, casting us out into those scary, dark places with deep waters, it is then we can see the reality of our purpose. He knew there would be a catch waiting for us. I think I will be the net God has called me to be.

The Twelve Steps

As a community of people in recovery, we affirm that our higher power is Jesus Christ. He did for us what we could not do for ourselves. Just as God told the children of Israel He was going to give them a promised land, He has revealed to us that He desires to give us a "Promised Life." When Israel got to the promised land, God instructed them to go and in a possess it, fight for it and claim it. In recovery, the 12 Steps are the directions given to us on how to fight, possess and claim this promised life.

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

The Life I NOW live

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