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IBS 44 - Philippians 3:11

Philippians 3:11
“And so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead.”

That is so powerful. Achieving resurrection from death. Jesus raised Himself from the dead. That’s insane. When people say they don’t care to follow Christ or they don’t believe He’s got power, they’re wrong. First of all, there are so many proofs of God’s amazing power. But here, He raised Himself from death. That’s power. I believe that. But I’m really good at diminishing the power He has. I forget the intensity of it, putting it in a little box and then going on about my day. The fact that God created this universe, breathed life into my nostrils, and could take my life at any second should just always be a constant reminder of how powerful He is. For some reason, though, I just don’t think about it. I fully believe the power He has, I just make it seem not as big of a deal then it is. And it’s a pretty big deal. God is someone I always want to follow after, someone I always want to obey. 
With the power that Christ has, you’d think I’d trust Him a little more then I do. You’d think I would give Him my everything letting Him in and being in control. I don’t do that, though. I don’t trust Him like I know I should. I don’t give Him my everything. I don’t let Him be in control. It’s so hard for me to do that. To surrender all to Him, letting Him be the leader and guiding. Trusting that He’ll provide. He’s all powerful, raised from the dead, and I can’t trust that He’ll put words in my mouth, that He’ll light up the path I’m to go on, or that He’ll provide completely. I have no reason to not do any of these things. I know I should. I know the freedom I’ll have once I let go, I just can’t get myself to that point. I don’t know how to let go. I’ve held on for so long that letting go seems impossible. But I know that with Christ, all things are possible. I know I’ll get there. I have to keep my eyes on Him, constantly asking Him to help me open my grip and let Him take away my baggage.


Application: I’ll sit down with Vanessa every night for a week and we’ll pray together that God shows us how to release our baggage and to surrender completely to Him. That we’ll receive Him and He’ll show us how to do that. At the end of the week, I’ll write down what God showed us and how it affected me. 

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