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Be Resolute    

ACTION: Resolve to change your  expression     

Remember on Day 2 I tied the outside expression of your life to the health of the inward development of your heart? I’m not speaking of your organic pump for pushing blood through your body. I’m speaking of your values, your spirit, your emotional connection with Christ. It is in the development of your love relationship with Christ that the outside man connects with the inside of a man, and eventually a life change for good occurs.  

People see it. You see it. However, even though the fruit we express is a byproduct of abiding in Christ and is supernatural, a certain amount of discipline with our commitment to release this new life to others is required. In the early stages, we tend to not trust with abandonment the new wisdom God anoints us with, and it is easy to fall into some old ways of thinking, acting, talking and reacting. For this reason, we should be conscious of our words and perspectives when we speak, and to make a sincere effort to speak words that edify and encourage.   

I have found that being disciplined and resolute to be synonymous with taking action. I have also found that being a disciple and living with the disciplines that a teacher taught, to be synonymous with a disciple. So we need to realize that the way we represent Christ who is in us is important. To be a disciple of Christ is to allow our relationship with Him to impact every aspect of our life on the inside and on the outside. When we allow Him to work in us in this way, life change at the surface will follow. There is a cause and effect that occurs.  

As much as we are resolutely committed to allowing Him to take us forward it is His resolute, unwavering commitment to help us find the new life we seek. This encourages me to tell you to allow Him to lead you where He will, for at the end of the day He will lead you where you sincerely desire to go. This is how your life will continually conform to His image, and that is a good thing.