Christ alone

Sometimes I think that some day I could totally give up. Tired of following rules and disciples for a God I never saw, sick of the unanswered prayers I sent up for years, overwhelmed by self-denial and the beating of my flesh all of that for a Savior I never touched. But then I am reminded by the Spirit of Christ that I live by faith. I live by faith. This is my lot, it is my glory. I’m not called to live according to what my eye can see and my hands can touch. I will trust God that He exists and hears me and will act for His good –even when I don’t see any good. Not in my time, in His time will He bless me. I will always pray and trust that He will act, I know He will. I shall live by faith. When I realize that I’m slowly giving up, I must remember that I don’t live by sight and by my own will, but by faith right now here on earth. I need to go on, to persevere. There is no salvation apart by faith in the grace of God, Jesus His Son. And I will hang on to Jesus, even when I don’t understand, simply because that’s what He asks of me, to trust Him, to live by faith.
I like these words from the song -In Christ Alone-

In Christ alone my hope is found, He is my light, my strength, my song
This cornerstone, this solid ground, firm through the fiercest drought and storm
What heights of love, what depths of peace, when fears are stilled, when striving cease
My comforter, my All in all, here in the love of Christ I stand
In Christ alone who took on flesh, fullness of God in helpless babe
This gift of life and righteousness, scorned by the ones He came to save
‘Til on that cross as Jesus died, the wrath of God was satisfied
For every sin on Him was laid, here in the death of Christ I live
There in the ground His body lay, Light of the world by darkness slain
Then bursting forth in glorious day, up from the grave He arose again
And as He stands in victory, sin’s curse has lost it’s grip on me
For I am His and He is mine, bought with the precious blood of Christ
No guilt in life, no fear in death, this is the power of Christ in me
From life’s first cry to final breath, Jesus commands my destiny
No power of hell, no scheme of men, can ever pluck me from His hand
‘Til He returns or calls me home, here in the power of Christ I’ll stand

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