So we had our weekly guys Bible study last night and it was amazing. God totally was speaking to me through it. We were talking about several things but the stuff that hit home for me was a guy sharing some C.S. Lewis writings from his book "Screwtape Letters" I think that was the name. He talked about how Satan gets us distracted from what we need to do today by making us think about the future. Really the only certain things in life is what we did in our past and what we are doing today. The key to living for Christ is living the life for today and not spending all this time worrying about what the future may bring. The fact is the future may never come and if that's the case we've wasted all that energy for nothing. That was good for me to hear. I don't want to waste the present by worrying about my future. I need to trust God that He'll take care of my future if I take care of today.
The other point that was good was about the fact that there is no formula for being a "good Christian". A lot of times people want to get free from sin and they think if they do a specific thing a certain way they'll be ok. The point that matters is when we fail it is because our focus is on us and not on Him. We need to keep our focus on Jesus and that will keep our focus off of us and our flesh. It was a good time and God really encouraged me. I was reading my Bible last night before bed and I just really got the sence of peace that I am in the right place in my life right now. This is what God wants me to do and I'm glad to do it.
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