Thoughts to Ponder

So, I know its been a while since I've done a post. I've had this one prepared for a while now but I guess I've just been too lazy to actually put it up. Anyway. These are some thoughts out of a book that I was reading called 'Hunger for Reality.' I thought they were good and worth sharing.

We need a constant hunger and thirst for the nature of Christ to be reproduced in us. We need too, an awareness of the unending spiritual warfare surrounding us. We who have Christ's eternal life need to throw away our own lives. This readiness can come as we pray. As Christians we know that we walk daily in a wilderness world, but the attractions of the wilderness need not walk in us. Whenever they intrude through our eyes or ears or minds, the citizen of the Promised Land must pray: "Lord, I used to enjoy that diversion in slavery, but I have died to that in Christ, hold me in your rest and resurrection life." It is ours for the asking and the trusting. The promised land of rest on this earth is not for sleeping; its for fighting-but it is the place where you hear God say: "I shall fight for you." Opposition, danger, temptations, and hardships surround you, but your spirit rests in the fortress of Gods love and power. Will you choose this sanctuary instead of trying to straddle the Jordan and keep one foot in the world?