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Allow me to thank both you and Tenac, allows me to know that I ain't the only one struggling daily........Reckon it is as Paul explains, (my words here)---we all fall very short, and we just don't get it straight until we get to heaven, then God makes us righteous. Can't exactly recall if that is from Romans 1 or 1st Corinthians 15. Every time this thought enters I always think go the thief on the cross who's said "Lord remember me when You come into your kingdom".----This guy didn't have time to be baptized, never tithed, did not do good works, did not belong to a church-----he just knew he needed divine grace, forgiveness----he repented in his own way-----Jesus said he would be in paradise which him-------I think this I in Luke maybe around chap 23 (around the cruixfiction) or somewhere close by. I am not suggesting that I or anyone else wait until our last breath.....but Jesus is always right there

GOD BLESS

[tenac]

Amen brother! Truth truth and more truth in your comments. At 68 years old i remember when a person kinda sorta had to go out looking to get involved in sin...our homes most of the time was a safe haven...so to speak. Today...satan brings it right into our homes with the TV...in our pocket with the cell phone and also to carry around in a laptop for work. Sin thru those things are at our fingertips 24/7. So...when we take into account of all the stuff that the world throws at us....what satan and his demons intice us with....and of course lets remember our own worse enemy...ourselves...our flesh...the struggle is real. Thank you Jesus for sending us a Helper...the person of the Holy Spirit...to dwell in us...and even then....the struggle is real!
As we know satan is very good at knowing which buttons to push and when to push them....but....lets not give him to much credit because as we know....we ourselves are excellent at creating our own problems struggles and embracing sin! Another example of me. After my 25 years of booze and drugs...and now...28 years of being born-again...not a drop of booze to my lips nor any kind of dope to make me high...once in awhile when something gets under my skin....when that pressure cooker of mine starts to rattle really fast as the tempature rises...ill hear the little voice in my head say...."Get High"....and it always freaks me out when i hear it knowing that even after 28 years....my flesh and satan still remembers that crutch that i use to embrace!
I lived without Jesus for 40 years and only survived by Gods mercy and grace....i cant imigine trying to live without Jesus today!