Faith Versus the Law

   In our zeal to be better Christians we can get caught into the do more, be more, try harder mentality that actually drifts us away from the life God desires for us. Last month I wrote about control and how easy it is for us to want to take up the reigns and direct our own life and the lives of people around us. It’s easy to think that God may not be doing a good job in some area or with some person, so I better jump in there and help him out. Trust me, I have done that many and many times in my life. 

   As I have stated before, I am a recovering addict (sinner) and wanting, even needing to be in control was a pretty normal way of life. I took my controlling nature right into my Christian life. I studied hard in Bible College. I would commit 4 hours of study, to a single subject, every day, so I could be one of the best in the class. I graduated with honors, a 3.76 GPA and I was awarded “Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities.” 

   But in my zeal to be a great Christian, I missed something huge. It wasn’t until the bottom fell out of my life from the consequences of an addiction, that I thought I could control, and by default I learned how little control I really have or that I should really even strive for.
  After beginning recovery (repentance for my addiction), I began to learn about the great adventure of following God as opposed to taking the lead ...