THE SPIRIT IS WILLING BUT THE BODY IS WEAK

” KEEP WATCH AND PRAY, SO THAT YOU WILL NOT GIVE INTO TEMPTATION. FOR THE SPIRIT IS WILLING BUT THE BODY IS WEAK.” MARK 14:38

I have learned over the years that I must stay strong in the Lord and never let anything or anyone come between the Lord and myself. There are so many distractions in a normal day and even more distractions on an abnormal day. I know that if I don’t keep my focus on my priortities at hand that I can easily be distracted and swayed to believe and do things that are in direct contradiction of how the Lord wants me to live my life. It took me a long time to realize that what I have with the Lord is not a religion but a personal relationship. He is to be the way I live my life. I must surround myself with his holy presence and keep my focus on him. He is my priority. Everything else comes after my relationship with Jesus. The Lord has shown me that in a personal relationship I should be able to come to him and visit at anytime no matter where I might be. My conversations do not have to formal prayers. We can just have a conversation. I can let him know how I feel and ask him for his help or I can go to him and just give him praise for all that he has done for me. The important thing is that he is first in my life. Whenever something goes wrong I go to him in prayer for help. When things are going good I go to him with praise and thanksgiving. What this personal relationship does is create an environment of love and protection. It protects me from temptatation and other evils of the world by knowing that he is always there. He loves me and wants to protect me. He has helped me throughout the years and continues to help me to build my faith. He is my way of life. He is first and never second. PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!