“The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak“ Matthew 26:41
The standards of Jesus come from heaven. They are perfect and never change.
We all become discouraged at times and feel helpless dealing with God.
We come to Jesus with joy and enthusiasm and then become disenchanted trying to obey His commands.
We fail Jesus because we are an imperfect people. We are naturally engineered to live for self and satisfy our fleshly desires.
We want to obey Jesus but fail Him time and time again. If you think you can keep the precepts of God and never fail Him you are living in fantasy.
We want security and discover Jesus wants unpredictability and a roller coaster lifestyle
We want intimacy with Jesus and at times He disappears.
We desire the favor of God and find out it comes and goes.
We want a smooth life and God brings storms.
How do you and I deal with discouragement?
We have to pick ourselves up off the ground and come humbly back to Jesus.
Come to Jesus with transparency. Don’t hide your feelings of anger, remorse, and disillusionment.
Ask Jesus to forgive you, restore you to Himself and cover you with His blood. He will never fail this request.
Ask Jesus to heal your inner emotions and fill you with the joy of the Lord.
Pray for the strength of God.
Pray for the perfect wisdom of God.
Pray for the peace of God.
Pray for God to help you walk in oneness with Him.
Pray God will give you the discipline to overcome your weaknesses.
Forgive God for the severe testing and nightmare of troubles.
Jesus died for your failures and lack of faith which is a characteristic of a Christ follower.
The miracle of the Cross is the resiliency of Christ to recover quickly from your difficulties. Reach out to Him. He will never fail you!
Hal Hollister Ministry 