Power to live Faith

Every human being struggles to live out their principles and faith. It takes power to gain and continue aligning our lives with what we believe in. In living faith we are living with opposition, challenges, opposing forces, hostile reaction that sometimes force us away from the narrow path. It is a fact that faith is challenging. The source of power to live faith comes from the Holy Spirit. Will power alone does not change character, habits or lives. The path to hell is paved with good intentions. Will power can be great initially but it soon runs out of steam. The will has a role to play but sustaining power for real deep change only comes from the Holy Spirit. We are creatures of habit, but we are not our habits. We can change habits. We are not victims of birth, genes, our upbringing, society, our character failings or weaknesses, our history, our circumstances or conditioning. God’s children are victors not victims.  We are victors because we have clear understanding of who we are and clear vision of where we are going and clear knowledge and power of how we are going to get there. We know our identity is in God and our security is in His power. Our vision is the Divine Vision. We have the greatest destiny in God’s destiny. We cannot be diverted easily, sidelined or get discouraged when we are focused on the divine destiny. Positive thinking, will power, trying harder will never really change us, not deep down. Permanent change only comes from deep within us, in our hearts. Change our hearts and we change everything, as day follows night. The Holy Spirit provides the power which is the means, to accomplish our transformation, our new creation which is the ends.  There are good habits and bad habits. The Christian character promotes the good habits we call virtues and weakens the bad habits we call vices.