Suddenly, I find myself relating to Paul in the book of Romans. He has a problem with Do-Do! So do I!! “I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. And If I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For what I do is not the good I want to do: no, the evil I do not want to do-this I keep on doing. Now if I do what I do not want ot do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.” That comes from my NIV Romans 7:15-20.

Do you struggle with do-do? It seems anytime I start something good (getting up early to walk and have a quiet time)I struggle with keep on keepin’ on!(going back to bed instead of being alert and having a quiet time with the LORD.) Ahh, the Christian walk, although fruitful and fun, can be so challenging. We don’t just struggle with daily problems that come up. We are in a war…… Paul reminds us in 2 Corinthians 10 beginning with verse 3 that “For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” Did you catch that? Take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ.

I just love God! He gives us instruction for every facet of life. We weed out the what if’s by focusing on “whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable” and anything that is “excellant or praiseworthy.” I am to think about such things. That is just like God to provide me with a filter!

So, as I am convicted of my restlessness and do-do, I know I can present this struggle to the LORD and I can not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present my request to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard my heart and mind in Christ Jesus. Praise God!]]>