Let it go!

Romans 6:1-14 was the passage of scripture from the sermon yesterday and Christopher once again laid it out and God convicted me with a challenge to Let it go! I have a relationship with a family member that causes me to become angry and even jealous and I think that I have it under control and it rears its ugly head. Every year especially at Christmas I struggle with it.

First off, "I think that I have it under control" if I ever truly gave it to God it would no longer be in my control. Have I truly surrendered it to God? Good question!

Secondly, I have imagined what the relationship should look like in my mind and it will never reach that expectation. I have to give what I can to it and that is all, the rest is not up to me. I have to be okay with that and either continue to give and stop moaning or stop giving to it.

Last, Romans 6:11-14 says, "In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in christ Jesus. Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to him as instruments of righteousness. For sin shall not be your mastr, because you are not under law, but under grace."

Praise God, it will take a conscience effort and a daily giving it to Him for me to even give the thought pattern of this situation to Him. I can spend a great deal of time in thought about this relationship and how to handle it. What a waste of precious time that God has given me. Through Christopher's sermon I felt challenged to stop when the thoughts begin and give it to God, read His word, talk to Him but do not let my mind go to this sinful way. With the Lord I can master this. He is my master not this sin. Thank you for delivering me!