What Is Your Will In Christ?

- biblehub.com "Blessed are the undefiled in the way, w ho walk in the law of the  Lord !  Blessed   are   those who keep His testimonies,  who seek Him with the whole heart!  They also do no iniquity;  They walk in His ways.  You have commanded   us t o keep Your precepts diligently.  Oh, that my ways were directed  to keep Your statutes!  Then I would not be ashamed, w hen I look into all Your commandments.  I will praise You with uprightness of heart, w hen I learn Your righteous judgments.  I will keep Your statutes;  Oh, do not forsake me utterly!" Psalm 119:1-8 (NKJ) A few things that you might find interesting... ALEPH is the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet and the study of ALEPH is fascinating due to its rich meaning and usage in Jewish teaching and as God Himself has used it in reference to Himself (our "Alpha"). As I learned in my Christian high school studies it's also the letter heading...

"Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is man’s all. For God will bring every work into judgment, including every secret thing, whether good or evil."   Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 (NKJ) Just my thoughts... I've heard arguments used by pagans, other godless people ... and even some Christians to justify the existence and harmlessness of habits and traditions in modern culture over the years. Some offer references to the age of them vs. Christian teachings and celebrations and the shadows cast against the motives of "the church" that some hold suspect for adopting a particular date or time of year for its celebrations, etc.. So many arguments and excuses for reasoning the insertion of compromise or defiance into what God has declared to be otherwise. At the end of the day though, none of that matters to me as I think about any of man's traditions, celebrations, habits or ... basically anything. And I doubt very...

" My soul, wait silently for God alone , for my expectation is from Him. He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be moved. In God is my salvation and my glory; The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. Trust in Him at all times, you people;  Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah"   Psalm 62:5-8 (NKJ) I've come to a point of personal conviction, that as God's believers, any real reason that we might have for fear in our lives as we travel through this world could be directly connected  to the diligence and sincerity given to our obedience and submission to the God who created us for His own purposes. I'm saying this in reference to the level and quantity of threats that we encounter and the number of possible mountains that we may face to climb as we pass through this place. I believe that at times, in spite of what God desires for us, we likely tie His hands with our compromise, disobedience, feigned sub...