I love reading comments on my blog. Yesterday I read one that made me want to just reach out and give the writer a hug. Life is not easy. If you are a believer its gets tough. We have the assurance of our salvation and that Daddy Abba Father has got our back no matter what. Brother we all mess up everyday. I'm probably a bigger mess up than most. The difference between us and someone not born again is just that. They haven't accepted Jesus as there Lord and Savior. Once you accept Him it is then by faith and your trust in Him. He has done the perfect work. He has given the perfect gift. We just have to accept it. Once we accept the gift we must live in the freedom and authority that we have. We can't live a sinless life. That's impossible. You can live a life with less sin........ Galatians 5 gives some insight.
Have you ever felt like quitting the Christian life? Perhaps you have tried to be the kind of person God wants you to be. You've established a consistent quiet time with the Lord, reading the Bible and praying. But still you seem to have one struggle after another. So you think that you might be missing something—or that maybe this life isn't all it's cracked up to be. Let this be a comfort: many believers, myself included, have toiled through a period of defeat.

The key to living a life of joy, peace, and victory is found in Galatians 5. Notice that I did not say a life without conflict or one free of temptation, trial, or heartache. Those are part of the human condition. But we can triumph through the power of the Holy Spirit.

In fact, today's passage makes clear how vital it is for believers to live a Spirit-filled life. When a person trusts Jesus Christ as Savior, he or she is saved and steps from darkness into light. But believers do not then just stand around. As followers of Christ, we fall in step with the Holy Spirit, who teaches us to stay on our feet when we are wobbly, to move uphill without tiring, and to stand again after we have fallen. We rely upon Him as our strength, guide, and comforter.

Does getting through a defeat feel more like crawling than walking? Thankfully, the Holy Spirit is right with you, and He has all the encouragement and power necessary to get you on your feet again. The Christian life can't be lived alone—rely upon God's Spirit to escort you each step of the way.

One of my readers reminded me of what it means to have purpose. I will continue to blog. She reminded me of something else also. I used to have doubt. I use to try to earn God's grace and mercy. It wasn't until I studied grace and mercy that I came to realize that there is nothing I can do to earn or increase God's grace in my life. Friend when you accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior you have Him. It is then up to us to let ourselves go and give Him all of us. Don't doubt Jesus' perfect work that was done on the Cross. In ourselves without His Spirit living in us we will never be worthy.... we live, we exist with purpose and never ending Joy.....All Because Of His Grace.....

James 1:17-18

The Lord's character is often distorted by the world. To unbelieving eyes, God can appear as a harsh ruler who is quick to condemn any disobedience. Somehow that false view has infected our churches as well. There are believers who approach the Lord as if He were a stingy old man doling out shreds of love, grace, and forgiveness. But spiritual poverty is not the Father's plan for His children!

At salvation, we received every good gift that God intends to give us: forgiveness, redemption, righteousness, a place in His family, and much more. There is a misguided notion among some believers that the Lord's grace to us increases as our faith matures. If that were accurate, we would be earning His blessing though works. The truth is that spiritual growth broadens our capacity to recognize and enjoy His grace in our lives.

Sadly, plenty of people feel unworthy to enjoy the Lord's blessings. Thankfully, we do not have to merit His goodness, because none of us would be able to do so. In fact, Ephesians 2:8-9 underscores the fact that God operates on the basis of His grace rather than our works. Think of how big, wide, and deep His love is—He adores, blesses, and showers us with grace because He wants to and not because we earn it.

Our heavenly Father is not stingy. He opens His hand wide to pour out grace upon us. Instead of sampling meager bites of His Word and His presence on Sunday, we ought to devour whole "meals" every day. Follow the psalmist's advice to "taste and see that the Lord is good" (v. 34:8).