the life of contradiction.
I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. 16And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. 17As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me.
18I 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. 19For 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. 20Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.
-Romans 7:15-20.
The life of a Christian is a contradiction. Saying one thing, doing another. Aiming for perfection and falling miserably short. A constant struggle against the flesh.
I'm sorry. I don't want to do these things.
Lord Jesus, please come back. I am tired.
18I 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. 19For 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. 20Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.
-Romans 7:15-20.
The life of a Christian is a contradiction. Saying one thing, doing another. Aiming for perfection and falling miserably short. A constant struggle against the flesh.
I'm sorry. I don't want to do these things.
Lord Jesus, please come back. I am tired.
posted by Ryan at Tuesday, January 23, 2007
2 Comments:
Strength to you until He does. I am tired too.
07/07/07
7:07 AM
not only a date and time bearing numbers of biblical significance, but also the exact time of Rev. Kok's 50th birthday. I figure either the world will end, or it'd just be a pain to wait in line for the lottery drawing.
Sorry, that's not relevant.. but it's what I thought of whenever I heard about the world ending. I hope it does too. That would solve so much of what stresses me out.
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