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		By: Kev		</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.rhoniesays.com/inspiration/faiththe-hard-way/#comment-413&quot;&gt;Phyllis Smith&lt;/a&gt;.

And amen Phyllis.  You are reminding me of something else I&#039;ve concluded about one&#039;s spiritual walk . . . that God sent Jesus as the great equalizer for all of us that lack the strength and discipline to consistently carry out &quot;the work.&quot;  It was to tell us, &quot;if you try (that is have faith), I&#039;ve got your back...you are saved...just believe.&quot; For Old Testament believers it was all about following the rules and how well you &quot;do.&quot;  As you know, the New Testament, is about &quot;faith; that it is sufficient for God&#039;s grace&quot; and &quot;as you develop your relationship with me (God), I will give you the strength and desire to do good things (works).&quot;

You see I, like many others--for whatever reason--am not disciplined about a lot of things...including my spiritual walk.  For goodness sake I struggle just to keep my desk clean and neat.  For others, it seems to come natural.  But they are that way in all aspects of their life...including being a Christian (or an atheist).  They have in them a natural discipline that came by way of nature and nurture.

So, LITERALLY, thank God, He has not demanded that I do what I seem to be incapable of doing (consistently).  Rather He says, &quot;Just believe, have faith, and I will take care of the rest.

Thank you for your comments and for making me think too!  :)]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.rhoniesays.com/inspiration/faiththe-hard-way/#comment-413">Phyllis Smith</a>.</p>
<p>And amen Phyllis.  You are reminding me of something else I&#8217;ve concluded about one&#8217;s spiritual walk . . . that God sent Jesus as the great equalizer for all of us that lack the strength and discipline to consistently carry out &#8220;the work.&#8221;  It was to tell us, &#8220;if you try (that is have faith), I&#8217;ve got your back&#8230;you are saved&#8230;just believe.&#8221; For Old Testament believers it was all about following the rules and how well you &#8220;do.&#8221;  As you know, the New Testament, is about &#8220;faith; that it is sufficient for God&#8217;s grace&#8221; and &#8220;as you develop your relationship with me (God), I will give you the strength and desire to do good things (works).&#8221;</p>
<p>You see I, like many others&#8211;for whatever reason&#8211;am not disciplined about a lot of things&#8230;including my spiritual walk.  For goodness sake I struggle just to keep my desk clean and neat.  For others, it seems to come natural.  But they are that way in all aspects of their life&#8230;including being a Christian (or an atheist).  They have in them a natural discipline that came by way of nature and nurture.</p>
<p>So, LITERALLY, thank God, He has not demanded that I do what I seem to be incapable of doing (consistently).  Rather He says, &#8220;Just believe, have faith, and I will take care of the rest.</p>
<p>Thank you for your comments and for making me think too!  🙂</p>
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		By: Phyllis Smith		</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thanks for sharing your experience sometimes we all get weak in the world of things spent so little time with GOD, Your experience definitely was a lesson to get closer or more serious with our time spent with him, appreciate you sharing praying l be the person GOD wants me to be not worldly but more spiritually. AMEN]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for sharing your experience sometimes we all get weak in the world of things spent so little time with GOD, Your experience definitely was a lesson to get closer or more serious with our time spent with him, appreciate you sharing praying l be the person GOD wants me to be not worldly but more spiritually. AMEN</p>
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