If your on a downward spiral...

[onlyHiswilldo]

This may help,

Most Christians know that the natural man is self-centered and rebels against God's way. However, even partial obedience to God, is just as unacceptable to Him as deliberate rebellion. (Micah 6:6-8; Hosea 6:6; Romans 1:20-21; Mark 12:33) Not only is it necessary to be born again in order to recognize, admit, and solve our problems in a biblical manner. But it's only with God's solutions, grace, empowering, and wisdom that we can completly have abundant living. (John 3:3; John 10:10; John 14:16-17; Eph 2:8-10) God's thought's and ways are far superior than ours, and His Word is truth. If we neglect or refuse God's ways or His truth, we WILL experience ever-increasing problems; and the problems we have will grow worse. (Psalm 119:160; John 17:17; Proverbs 13:15; Proverbs 28:13-14; James 1:14-15)

May the Lord bless you and yours.

Remain Rapturable!

[graceforme]

Good words. Those who may be seeking the Lord should not think that if they trust Christ, they won't have any problems. Fact is, we still are subject to the same problems that the world experiences - the difference is that we have God to see us through, giving us strength, comfort, guidance, and direction. And the knowledge and faith that no matter how things go down here, we have the promise of a beautiful eternity with God at the end of the troubles. I often wondered how those who don't know the Lord cope with their problems. Well, the answer is plain to see - they use drugs, alcohol, sex, etc. to try to hide from the problems. They could be using the strength of the Lord to see them through.

I liked your statement about partial obedience. Well, none of us are perfect enough to be completely obedient at all times. We are human, and we still fall short and sin (miss the mark). Isn't there a scripture that says that the Lord would rather we would wax cold that to be luke-warm? Seems like I remember reading that somewhere. Okay, I found it - Revelation 3:15-16. The Lord is speaking to the church at Laodicea. They thought they had everything simply because they had material wealth. They completely overlooked their need for a Savior and could not see their own sin.

Isn't this like so many in the world today? They have so many "things" that they think they have it made. But the one thing they so desperately need, they neglect - their salvation. The verses go on to tell them to repent.

Good post.