Battle

I am currently reading Every Man's Battle by Stephen Arterburn and Fred Stoeker. What an eye opener! I like what I read last night about counting the cost. What is your Christian life costing you? It costs something to learn about Christ but it costs a lot to live like Christ. Wow...that is earth shattering. The author also compared excellence and obedience. I thought they were so similiar but they are so different. He says American businesses are in search of excellence. They could be in search of perfection, of course-perfect products, perfect service-but perfection is too costly and eats into profits. Rather than be perfect, businesses know it is enough to seem perfect to their customers. By stopping short of perfection, they find a profitable balance between quality and costs. How far can we go and still seem perfect? Excellence is a mixed standard while obedience is a fixed standard. We want and shoot for the fixed standard. Fred asked himself, How far can I go and still be called a Christian? The book isn't just for men. There is a section at the end of the chapters designed to help women understand and support the men they love. If I only would have known some of these things that cause temptation and that a man can fight to win. So if you want to know the struggles every man faces, this is a must read.

Ezekiel 6:9
Then in the nations where they have been carried captive, those who will remember me-how I (God) have grieved by their adulterous hearts, which have turned away from me, and by their eyes, which have lusted after their idols. They will loathe themselves for the evil they have done.

Praise be to God that He forgives our sins. But He knows our heart and will only forgive if we are asking from our heart.