I heard Christians praising God
for miracles one day and feeling depressed and abandoned the next. I rolled my
eyes at this bi-polar Christianity. But
then I realized that I do this at times.
I enjoy revival services and
preaching conferences. I have come home
from such services all pumped up excited. It felt to me like God had complete
control of me. I went up to the altar and prayed during the invitation. At
those times, I have confessed my sins to God and vowed to become a better
Christian. I was barely able to sleep, I was so excited. Then the next morning
arrived. I woke up grumpy and frustrated because I can’t find my phone or
glasses. What happened to that
revival? Bi-polar Christianity again.
The Apostle Paul – super Christian
in my book – struggled with the same thing.
He found himself frustrated at his bi-polar Christianity, too. Paul says in Romans chapter seven that his
spirituality is found in Jesus, not the flesh.
The only way to maintain spiritual equilibrium is allowing Jesus to work
through me.
I am encouraged that Paul had the
same struggles I do and could tell me his solution. Jesus.
“For the flesh lusteth
against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary
the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.” Galatians
5:17.
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