tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1523407081392392714.post2747786373174852516..comments2023-06-24T03:02:22.342-07:00Comments on color my life with love: Getting To The MountainsRuthiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05597224255268663002noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1523407081392392714.post-8908812699257194362009-08-08T18:52:19.059-07:002009-08-08T18:52:19.059-07:00We can't reach perfection in this life because...We can't reach perfection in this life because of original sin, which makes our human natures imperfect- if we could always be perfectly pleasing to God in everything we did, and entirely perfect always, then we wouldn't need salvation. That's why he died for us- because we need it. That's always nice to remember, when you start feeling like nothing you ever do is enough. It's about learning how to be pleasing to God- and the fact that we want to be pleasing to him pleases him, even though what we do is so small. Just because you've said yes to the straight and narrow way doesn't mean you've gotten to the end of it, just that you hope to eventually- but don't let yourself get down about how little what you can do is. I heard a quote once, "Reach up as high as you can, and God will reach down the rest of the way." ^_^Lady Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11241904580923606902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1523407081392392714.post-25070123229962375762009-08-05T12:41:40.714-07:002009-08-05T12:41:40.714-07:00Whoa. Thanks for writing this out! The last part...Whoa. Thanks for writing this out! The last part especially helped me with questions I've been having for a long time. We can't just sit around and wish we were something more than we are, we have to instead make that first step. We must climb that first mountain. If we don't make an effort to escape the grasp of sin, we will never be free of it. However, we can do all things in Christ who gives us strength (Phillipians 4:13). If we ask God for help, then nothing we do in His name will defeat us. <br />It is so amazing to think that God understood our inability to be perfect as He requires, and made a way for us to still be with Him despite our incredible weakness.<br />Thanks for the encouraging post!Kevinhttp://biohazard4christ.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com