Becoming a vicarious Christ follower!

“For in Him we live and move and have our being” Acts 17:28

The definition of vicarious is living as if through someone else or acting for someone else. In the spiritual context, you live and move and have your being through the life of Christ. 

God is alive. He has a personality and range of emotions just like you. It is possible to interact with God and have an embracing and vibrant relationship.

The only thing blocking you from the fullness of the transcendent nature of God is sin. This is why you and I must continually confess our sins and ask for the blood of Christ to cover us.

This issue is more complex because you can’t see the depth of your sin. And, God is constantly at work to sanctify your inner nature. This causes pain and suffering and at times clouds your relationship with God. Your self nature has to be diminished to become a powerful witness for Jesus. This takes a lot of time and the discipline of God. 

The vicarious believer has an open heart to God and a genuine desire to seek His will. He stumbles often and fails God many times. But He always returns to His Creator seeking repentance and restoration to God.

The pathway to vicarious living is vigilant prayer, repentance, and obedience to the voice of God. You walk by faith yielding to the Holy Spirit. 

You have to accept God for who He is and not question or complain about the circumstances in your life. This is very difficult to do because we do not think or act like God. We are self driven people but God has no ego. God has one purpose in your life; He wants to make you Christ like.

God is perfect but you cannot see or understand the extent of what He is doing in your life. The adversities of life come from God and are designed to strengthen your faith and teach you the qualities of God.

Keep it simple today! Commit your works to God and ask for His thoughts to be established within you. Invite the Holy Spirit to have authority to operate in your life. You will be a vicarious believer filled with the life of Christ!

Jesus loves you!