Day 30 - Is It Sustainable?

"Since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God." 2 Corinthians 7:1

Though for the Day:  Holiness doesn't just deal with my spiritual life; it very much deals with my physical life as well.

Today's entry in the Made to Crave Devotional is about sacrifice & discipline....ouch!  Two points Lysa made today:

1. "We often desire the long-term solution, but shy away from the actions necessary to reach our goal."  I hate to admit it but I totally am like this.  I will then get frustrated with my failure and decide that I'm going to change my ways in every area & take on entirely too much, once again setting myself up for failure.
2. "Moment by moment we can make the choice to live in our own strength and risk failure or to reach across the gap and grab hold of God's unwavering strength.  And the beautiful thing is, the more dependent we become on God's strength, the less enamored we are with other choices."  Living in my own strength is a constant struggle of mine.  It doesn't make any sense either, because I know I can't do anything apart from God.  But that doesn't stop me from trying!  However I am thankful that He loves me no matter how stubborn & ridiculous I may be.

This morning I was paying bills & stressing over when am I going to find a job?  But then the Lord convicted me about His provision & His timing and how perfect they are.  I need to take things one day at a time, so even though I didn't start the day off that way, I am going to try to finish the day that way.