The Quest For Truth

If we want to move from faith to faith and from perfection to perfection, we have to open up ourselves to the surgery of God on our lives. The imperfections that we have have to be carefully cut by the divine knife of God. So we need to have an attitude where God is free to work in us. We have to open up ourselves and surrender ourselves to the hands of God to do whatever He sees fit. When we do this God arranges situations in our lives to perfect us and bring us to maturity. We have to see the hand of God in every situation whether good or bad. Nothing comes to us unless it is allowed by God Himself. And all things are for our good and for His glory. During times of trial we need to search the word of God and respond accordingly. We need to seek godly counsel and we need to accept whatever God is trying to teach us even though it may be painful. As you surrender and become quite, God Himself will speak to you through His Holy Spirit and will guide you.

Christ demands absolute surrender from every believer. We have to reach the state where we are willing to do anything for Christ as He commands. We have to give up all self efforts in the Christian life. For all the good works that we produce in our own human self efforts will be burned in the day of judgement. What a waste it will be if that is the case for us. We have to inspect our lives and see that we are strenously working with the mighty power of Christ that works in us. May the Holy Spirit open our eyes if we are living the Christian life in our own strength.