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Your Life

Is it straight?

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“[E]very time you make a choice you are turning the central part of you, the part of you that chooses, into something a little different than it was before. And taking your life as a whole, with all your innumerable choices, all your life long you are slowly turning this central thing into a heavenly creature or a hellish creature: either into a creature that is in harmony with God, and with other creatures, and with itself,

or else into one that is in a state of war and hatred with God, and with its fellow creatures, and with itself. To be the one kind of creature is heaven: that is, it is joy and peace and knowledge and power. To be the other means madness, horror, idiocy, rage, impotence, and eternal loneliness. Each of us at each moment is progressing to the one state of the other.”

C.S. Lewis

This is God’s Word for my life in this place and at this time. Today I am a new creation in Christ, I am God’s very own and I believe he

has a purpose for my life.

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was made manifest to us— that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you,

so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.

If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

1 John 1

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Face the Facts

Crooked does not mean “less straight”

This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But you said, ‘We will not walk in it.’ Jer 6:16

“Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed I would not have known what [crooked] was except through the law. For I would not have known what [crooked] really was if the

law had not said, “[be straight].” Rms 7:7

“Every person who practices sin commits an act of rebellion, and sin is rebellion.” 1 John 3:4

Admit to our Condition: I’m lost

Working harder and going fast only gets your lost better

“The attitude that comes from selfishness is hostile to God. It doesn’t submit to God’s Law,

because it can’t.” Romans 8:7

Jesus said, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind will see and those who see will

become blind.” Some Pharisees asked, “What? Are we blind too?” John 9:39-40

“The law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin.” Romans 7:14

Accept the Shocking Alternative

“Come, Follow me, and I will …”

“I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.”

John 12:46

“I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life.” ~ Jesus

“Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.” Romans

10:4

“So the law was put in charge to lead us to Christ that we might be justified by faith. Now that faith has come, we are no longer under the supervision

of the law.” Galatians 3:24

We no longer have to Measure Up,

We only have to Trust and Follow.