SOMETIMES I THINK I am my own worst enemy...its true sometimes we are much to harsh on ourselves and other times we really are to easy on our flaws.....but most of us beat ourselves up..i think of an account where this guy named gideon Got a visit from GOD, well he hid. And even after God told him he had a Job for him to do and that he was a somebody he still made excuses.....so he puts together this army because the troops he is going against are vast.When God sees his recruiting numbers and says..uh..you got too many!! What I thought you wanted me to win??? well.. Ii do..but if you and the EXPENDIBLES along with seal team 6,7,8,9,10,11,12 ..(you get the picture) go into this battle and win you guys will get all the credit and glory.and dont we love that! Well God is not into that...he wants them to be in a postion so its basically impossible for them to pull it off nothing short of a miracle so he asks Gideon to begin a series of tests that reduces the army to 300 men.And to top it off they have to fight with out weapons. Sometimes thats what the christian life is like..its JUST LIKE YOUR SALVATION....impossible to do,,,WITHOUT GOD. See we like to do things in our own strength. that causes a lot of problems...WE LIKE TO DO ALOT OF THINGS WITHOUT GOD...like finding that perfect match for your life ..we get tired of waiting on God and being alone..so we get into illicit relationships..even with non-believers. Or we try to be CONTENT WITHOUT GOD this turns into addictions like spending money...entertainment.. porn- alcohol and drugs.And then once we realize we have crowded God out of our lives and we are trapped ....only by Gods grace again can we even become aware of this...we then try to free ourselves..WITHOUT GOD OR HIS HELP! What are we thinking??? Are we thinking That he is standing by saying.." MY CHILD WHEN YOU MANAGE TO WIGGLE FREE FROM YOUR LUST AND PUT ALL YOUR SIN BEHIND YOU THEN I WILL COME!!NO...NO..NO..NO..HE IS RIGHT THERE at your weakest point when you are wearing your sin stained garments.in your mess..at your weakest moment....he is there..ready willing to forgive ,heal, and listen as you leave the sin at his holy nail pierced feet... and he is still in LOVE with you as much as the day he created you!!You say but I cant leave my sin it follows me and then waits till i am weak and then pounces upon me...of course it does! The bible says the sin is waiting for you..crouching at the door...HIDING BEHIND THE DOOR.....DID YOU GET THAT??? QUIT OPENING THAT DOOR...Stop walking around it playing with the knob..i wonder what would happen if i opened it just a little bit.that starts in your mind........by justifying my sin........or looking at what i dont have.... and how unhappy i am......and how unfair life is......why i deserve...........you have just flung the door wide open again!!YOUR KING AND SAVIOR OVERCAME TEMPTATION....and he made a way for you..thats why he is called a refuge and a strength...a strong tower...a defense and a deliverer.Read matthew chapter 4. Begin to memorize Gods word..meditate on it when temptation comes. The temptation will have less power over you BEACAUSE GODS WORD IS POSSESSING YOU..not your earthly thoughts...seriously memorizing Gods word..and saying outloud can make all the difference between victory and defeat.THEN GOD WILL GET THE GLORY.GODS WORD IS ALL POWERFULL..ITS HOW PEOPLE ARE SAVED AND HOW WORLDS ARE MADE....READ IT..LIVE IT....PEACE................ THATS WHAT JESUS DID!