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>>THE PURPOSE-DRIVEN=AE LIFE Daily Devotional
>>November 09, 2004
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>>Opposites Attract
>>by John Fischer
>>
>>How do you become like Christ? Interestingly enough, God is more
>>committed=
> =20
>>to this than we are. And it=92s a good thing, because if it all depended
>>on=
> =20
>>us, we would never get very far in this process. We would probably be too=
> =20
>>easy on ourselves.
>>
>>=93And I am sure that God, who began the good work within you, will=
> continue=20
>>His work until it is finally finished on that day when Christ Jesus comes=
> =20
>>back again=94 (Philippians 1:6). He started it; He will finish it.
>>
>>Okay, but how does this happen? One of the ways God does this is by=20
>>letting the opposite thing happen to you. Do you need to learn how to=20
>>love? Get ready for someone you can=92t stand. Need patience? Better=
> prepare=20
>>for some aggravations to come your way. Looking for peace? Here=92s a=
> little=20
>>chaos you weren=92t expecting. Joy? Did I mention sorrow?
>>
>>Now why is God like this? Is He some kind of killjoy in the sky? Does
>>He=20
>>get a kick out of kicking us around? Actually He does this for the very=20
>>reason that He is the one who starts and finishes the work in us. You
>>see,=
> =20
>>all these qualities really belong to God. Love, joy, peace, patience
>>are=20
>>actually fruits of God=92s Spirit in those who believe. In other words,=
> He=92s=20
>>provided all these things we need, but we don=92t find them until we
>>are=20
>>desperate for them. It=92s just the way we were made.
>>
>>If we could come up with all these qualities on our own, we wouldn=92t
>>need=
> =20
>>God; we would have rules and formulas and steps to go through to better=20
>>ourselves. In other words, religion would be enough. As it is, we are=20
>>deeply flawed. Even our best attempts at producing the right things in
>>our=
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>>lives come up short. Religion is a fine thing; it=92s just that it has=
> never=20
>>made anyone like Christ. In fact, the more religious we become, the=20
>>further away from Christ we get. You get to be more like Christ by
>>needing=
> =20
>>Him more and more in your life.
>>
>>You can=92t make the right stuff out of the wrong material. Or as Jesus=20
>>said, you can=92t put new wine in old wineskins. So God allows things
>>into=
> =20
>>our lives that break the old, to bring in the new. The new is beyond
>>us.=20
>>We are forced to discover it when we are stretched beyond our means. So=20
>>God brings the opposite to create in us what we really want. That=92s
>>when=
> =20
>>we grow.
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> <div align=3D"right">November 09, 2004<br>
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> </font><div align=3D"center"><font face=3D"times new roman"><b>Opposites
> Attract<br>
> by John Fischer</b><br>
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> <font size=3D2>How do you become like Christ? Interestingly enough, God is
> more committed to this than we are. And it=92s a good thing, because if it
> all depended on us, we would never get very far in this process. We would
> probably be too easy on ourselves. <br><br>
> =93And I am sure that God, who began the good work within you, will
> continue His work until it is finally finished on that day when Christ
> Jesus comes back again=94 (Philippians 1:6). He started it; He will finish
> it.<br><br>
> Okay, but how does this happen? One of the ways God does this is by
> letting the opposite thing happen to you. Do you need to learn how to
> love? Get ready for someone you can=92t stand. Need patience? Better
> prepare for some aggravations to come your way. Looking for peace?
> Here=92s
> a little chaos you weren=92t expecting. Joy? Did I mention sorrow?
> <br><br>
> Now why is God like this? Is He some kind of killjoy in the sky? Does He
> get a kick out of kicking us around? Actually He does this for the very
> reason that He is the one who starts and finishes the work in us. You
> see, all these qualities really belong to God. Love, joy, peace, patience
> are actually fruits of God=92s Spirit in those who believe. In other
> words,
> He=92s provided all these things we need, but we don=92t find them until
> we
> are desperate for them. It=92s just the way we were made. <br><br>
> If we could come up with all these qualities on our own, we wouldn=92t
> need
> God; we would have rules and formulas and steps to go through to better
> ourselves. In other words, religion would be enough. As it is, we are
> deeply flawed. Even our best attempts at producing the right things in
> our lives come up short. Religion is a fine thing; it=92s just that it has
> never made anyone like Christ. In fact, the more religious we become, the
> further away from Christ we get. You get to be more like Christ by
> needing Him more and more in your life.<br><br>
> You can=92t make the right stuff out of the wrong material. Or as Jesus
> said, you can=92t put new wine in old wineskins. So God allows things into
> our lives that break the old, to bring in the new. The new is beyond us.
> We are forced to discover it when we are stretched beyond our means. So
> God brings the opposite to create in us what we really want. That=92s when
> we grow.</font> <br><br>
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