Thoughts
on Michael Wells’ teachings in My Weakness for His Strength - # 158
Michael’s book is
available through:
Abiding Life Ministries
International
Littleton, Colorado
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blog? So that many can receive the
weekly thoughts I express on Michael’s writings in an easy manner.
“Freedom”
is considered a crucial aspect of life that most seek diligently almost all
the time. Michael offers an incredible
insight into this most sought after life issue.
How many today are thinking “freedom” equals spirituality???
DAY 104
Freedom
Not that I speak from want; for I have learned to be content in
whatever circumstances I am.
--Philippians 4:11
There are
two ways a person is
controlled by alcohol; one is the constant thought of getting it; the
other is the nagging thought of staying away from it. Either way, alcohol is the focus. This is also true when it comes to material
possessions. Many attempt to prove their value through the fancy type of car
they drive, while others want to hide what God has graciously given them so
they will not be thought of poorly by other believers who own less. In either case, life is lived
unto man. I remember visiting a pastor who had been imprisoned many
years for his faith. During the incarceration he lost his family, inheritance,
and friends. One would think that with such an experience he would have been
radiating humility. However, the opposite was true; he was full of pride,
almost demanding worship because of the suffering he had undergone. My brother
and I made a quick exit from his church. Freedom will not make us any more or less spiritual than
imprisonment. Spirituality
comes from a simple recognition that we have nothing. In the midst of any situation, we
walk with an empty bag, having nothing but what the Lord gives us in the
moment. If we walk in
humility, we can walk in wealth or in poverty and still find ourselves growing,
full of hope and love, and being springs of living water at which others may
drink.
Yellow – VIP, Very Important Point Green
– IT, Incredible Truth
Red – GP, Greatest Promises
Turquoise – UR, Unfathomable Riches Pink
– PV, Priceless Victory
Is it comical, or what, that man can be controlled
by “either way,” or “in either case”???
All the while seeking diligently, sometimes desperately, to not be
controlled…but to have “freedom.” Wow!
And all the while, God has told us: He “resisteth
the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.” (James 4:6) And with grace cometh freedom, because God is doing all the doing!
Soak on Michael’s last 4 sentences…
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