Remembering that God is On Our Side (TMF:586)

Monday, February 20, 2017
Peace to Live By: Remembering that God is On Our Side (TMF:586) - Daniel Litton
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       We have to remember that God is on our side. It’s so easy to cultivate the overall attitude in our minds that God is against us, that he’s a mean, legalistic God who demands our perfect performance. And we may get the idea that if we do one thing wrong, that God is now angry with us and is going to work against us until we do right again. But this kind of thinking is incorrect. God is on our sides. He wants to see us living peaceful, happy lives in Him, and not lives of grudging effort in order to gain his acceptance on a day-to-day basis. Indeed, it is important that we have a right view of God. He wants us to try, but he is not standing there ready to bust us every time we mess up. He wants to help us do good in our lives, and he wants us to love him. God will help us to eliminate these wrong attitudes as we give ourselves completely to him, trusting him in every area and situation in our lives. It is very important that we have total surrender to God; otherwise, we limit the work he can do in us.