Reflections on Living a Christian Life
As time flies by, it is good to stop and think on all the blessings God has given to us. I want to share a few of the truths I have learned in my 62 years since I accepted Christ as my Lord and Savior at the young age of 12. I want to share some of the successes and wisdom I have gained from all these years walking with Jesus Christ and being led by the Holy Spirit. Probably the greatest advantage a person can have in this life is to know Christ as their own personal savior. Once the Holy Spirit comes inside and dwells with you, never again are you truly alone. Christ is there to help us each day and to pick us up when we fail. And due to our fleshly condition, we will fail.
David Parham
1/16/20262 min read
Reflections on Living a Christian Life
As time flies by, it is good to stop and think on all the blessings God has given to us. I want to share a few of the truths I have learned in my 62 years since I accepted Christ as my Lord and Savior at the young age of 12. I want to share some of the successes and wisdom I have gained from all these years walking with Jesus Christ and being led by the Holy Spirit.
Probably the greatest advantage a person can have in this life is to know Christ as their own personal savior. Once the Holy Spirit comes inside and dwells with you, never again are you truly alone. Christ is there to help us each day and to pick us up when we fail. And due to our fleshly condition, we will fail.
I was blessed to have Christian parents. No one ever loved her children any more than my mother did, and my dad was excellent in teaching us to be disciplined and to work hard. To learn discipline is crucial to success in life. I believe that living a disciplined life is the strongest form of self-love.
God’s word provides instructions on the right way to live. I start my day in the word of God and I end it in reading the word. No matter the situation, God speaks to me through his word. I have learned that no matter what happens, you need to just trust God. Don’t question him, just trust Him. He has a reason for all things that happen to you.
Psa 27:14 Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
Be careful to live a free life. There are thousands of ways to be under bondage, but to walk with Christ and to live His way is total freedom. I want to be free of sin and the ways of the world which are not to my good.
1Pe 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1Pe 1:4 To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
1Pe 1:5 Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
Do All to the Glory of God
1Co 10:23 All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.
1Co 10:24 Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth.
1Co 10:25 Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake:
1Co 10:26 For the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof.
The world teaches us to look out for ourselves. We are told that we are number 1 and you must concentrate on what you want. After years of living like that, I have learned it is not true at all. As a matter of fact, putting others first is God’s way of living. Base your life on the example of Jesus Christ. He had nothing in this world, but lived the exact perfect life in the will of the Father.
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