DECIDE NOW. This is the sermon topic for the next forthcoming weeks at our church. As our pastor introduced this yesterday I instantly thought, “Wow, Christ just isn’t going to have this be a focus for me, He wants all of us to decide now. There are so many layers to this statement. First, will we decide to have Jesus be or Savior by inviting Him into our lives? Secondly, will we come to the decision that we want Christ to be Lord of our lives? Thirdly, will we live daily for Him keeping our focus on the day and His messages He gives during the day? 

I often wish I could decide now to have all of my temptations go away once and for all. However, I cannot write here how much this fleshly struggle of my own often enters the picture when I counsel. Man just will never be free from temptation here on earth. The question now is, will I decide to surrender the temptation this day to Jesus and let Him handle it as I walk away from it? I can use my own life struggle to help others see they are not alone in their own.

Decide now is a once in a lifetime decision as we look at our first decision to accept Christ as our Savior. However, from that point it is a day by day decision to live out the life Christ has planned for us if we choose Him as our Lord. I often grapple with my sinfulness and Satan wants me believing it dominates me. However, Christ in His faithfulness reminds me just what Celebrate Recovery has each one use to introduce ourselves: ”Hi, I’m a GRATEFUL BELIEVER IN JESUS CHRSIT who struggles with ….” My identity is firmly rooted in Jesus Christ and I commit to living life daily committed to Him!