He created us for himself. I wonder what your response might be. To have God s very best, we must be willing to submit our all to him, so that God s Holy Spirit so compellingly and overwhelmingly guides us that we are living, walking expressions of the Lord Jesus Christ on the earth today. This state does not come easily. Even when we yield ourselves fully and completely to God, we are still being refined.
Refinement occurs over time and through a myriad of circumstances and situations.
No person arrives fully formed as a mature Christian the instant he or she accepts Christ Jesus as Savior. We become new creatures spiritually, but we must grow up into the nature of Christ. Growth is a process one that includes setbacks, failures, hard lessons, and yes, brokenness. Our growth includes not only a spiritual growth, but a renewal of our minds and emotions. Old habits are not easily changed.