BE DONE WITH IT!
There is a suffering that is required to fully step into God's glorious plan of salvation. It is probably not the kind of suffering your thinking of – it is the suffering of surrendering the control of your life to God. When your life is no longer about you, then your life becomes about God! When the purpose of God is of greater importance to you than anything in this life, you will have succeeded in the suffering that is necessary to see God's power flow through you and his amazing life to be your way of living. Sin will no longer have a hold on you, and you will live the rest of this earthly life for the will of God and by the power of God.
1Pe 4:1-2 Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because he who has suffered in his body is done with sin. As a result, he does not live the rest of his earthly life for evil human desires, but rather for the will of God.
The greatest struggle a person has in this life is that of self – living by one's own righteousness. One of the most significant places of sacrifice that you will ever experience will be in the area of self and self-righteousness. The thought that my righteousness or lack thereof determines God's love for me will have to die before I can experience the real life of God. Look at what apostle Paul said regarding this.
I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20
In other words, apostle Paul was saying, "Since God gave his life for me, my life is over with!" “I have given my life fully to him.” For him, the life of trying to do things good enough to deserve God had ended and he had now stepped into the glorious freedom of living in the righteousness that God provided through Jesus Christ.
Letting go of our own righteousness is the beginning of living in the good news of Christ! It's time for a real sacrifice that is pleasing unto God! Your life! May your life be a sweet sacrifice to God. May you be done with the life of self, and fully given over to the life of Christ! There is no Life more fulfilling than the life of surrendering to God and his love! His love and the power of his grace in your life is an unbelievable force for heavenly living! I believe you agree with me on this one! It's time to be…