BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS
WARRIORS OF VIRTUE
What are areas in your life where you feel like you are not like God?
Write out the areas of your life you want to change and pray the verse below as you ask God to make you more like Him.
Psalm 5:8 “Lead me in the right path, O LORD, or my enemies will conquer me. Tell me clearly what to do, and show me which way to turn.”
So the big question for the day is "What needs to change in your life for you to become more like God?" Write out your answer in the comments section.
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God would be a great commander- He would know how to use each of his men in the best possible way, and the most effective tactics needed to win. I sometimes fancy myself a commander of sorts; in that I have many responsibilities, and often am given the task of organizing outings, making things happen, advancing my education, etc. (Recently I assumed role of Fuhrer in the board game Axis & Allies!!)
Though I relish getting things accomplished, I can sometimes be selfish. Recently, my friends and I went day-tripping in St. Augustine. After parking near the historic district, we began to discuss our options for the next few hours. My brother's cell phone was inactive (no minutes,) and he planned to go off on his own to visit local art galleries- my nightmare of course, would be tracking him down without his cell phone usable. It was clear that I should have let him borrow my brand new cell phone; nearly everyone else had one, and it would not have been any trouble to borrow theirs.
I however, acted selfishly initially, only grudgingly handing over my phone after displaying a lovely little spat between my brother and I about my phone. I was concerned for the group (being the driver, I was assuming responsibility for the trip not sucking.) However, a truly selfless leader, one who had God's spirit in him, would not have batted an eye at using the blessing of a nice phone as a tool to ensure order and control over the trip. I treated the phone like my possession- though it IS, it is only "lent" to me. As I strive to be the leader God has called me as a man to be, it is made clearer everyday that a leader CANNOT wear a "breastplate of righteousness" without first deflating his chest- my pride popped the armor off to make room for my puffed-up chest, my show of superiority, when in fact I have none to speak of in me alone.
So- selflessness- an essential quality of a leader- that's a part of God's spirit that I aim to embed within my own.
To become more like God, you have to spend more time in Bible, you have to pray more often, you have to worship Him and you have to surround yourself with other Christians to make you stronger. You have to die to live!
God is a perfect leader-
Alot of people call me a leader and I like to think of myself as one. This comment can also be embarrassing if you hold me accountable for it. I find myself slacking off on being like Him. If I want to be like Him, I need to be in the word more to see what he has for me. Also just plainly talking to Him. By COMMUNICATIG He can give me clear direction on what he wants me to do in every situation. I want to be more like Him in a way that is right in front of my face. All I have to do is ask and I know He is right there to answer.
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What needs to go, (oh man, were to start?) well, one thing is Hypocrite syndrome. I have spent a lot of time lately being a HUGE hypocrite, and I h8 it! Every time I turn around I find it; I just get done fussing at my sister to stop doing something and I catch myself doing it, or I just get out of church and I’ll find the most un-Godly song I have and listen to it on my I-pod. That last one drove me so crazy the other day that I whipped my I-pods memory and started over. Until recently I hadn’t noticed, but I now see hypocritism sprinkled generously over my whole life. If I’m going to grow closer to God, to be more like Him, I need to get rid of my internal hypocrite; and I know for a fact that that will take a vary long time, but it needs to go. (no, hypocritism is not a word; but isn’t it fun to say?) 138r
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