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“"Negative Feedback from the Flesh"”

Thoughts for Today:

One great temptation of the Christian life is to evaluate our faith based on how we feel at any particular moment. When we place too much importance on our physical or emotionally condition -- and then try to prove faith based solely on what we're experiencing -- it can be very deceptive. The victory lies in looking away from self and fixing our eyes upon Christ. Not on how we might be doing or feeling today, but on what He has done to ensure our present success and eternal destination.

Therefore, the power for victorious living is in Him, the indwelling Spirit of Christ. (2 Peter 1:3: "His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.") We might be no match for the ploys of Satan, but he is no match for the living Christ. Our death to sin is receiving by faith what is true in Christ -- regardless of the deception and the negative feedback our flesh may give us from one day to the next.

Questions to Ponder:

Lately, has your focus been upon how you feel or upon the Cross? One brings death, the other life. One is dry, brittle, and leads to disappointment and heartbreak. The other full of hope, joy, and fullness. Will you take hold of the living Christ? Will you re-focus your gaze upon Him and Him only?

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Pocket Devotions are written by Mike Brooks. A retired businessman, he is Moderator of South Shores church, leads the Deacon Board, serves on the finance committee, and he teaches a Men's Bible study and the Men's Ministry. Mike has a passion for evangelical missions. He is the husband of Sherry; the father of Ryan, Natalie, Krissy, Rebecca, and Amanda; the father-in-law of Ariel; and the grandfather of Conner and Christian.