And you call yourself a Christian....

Has anyone ever told you, that? It reaps right into the inner core of your being doesn't it? Well guess what? you are this very much bothered by this statement because you are... The question is not about your answer but your choice.

The question is set to make you defend yourself or may bluntly put it "your righteousness" The devil wants you to come right up and say " Yeah my works justify me, I am a Christian because of what I do" There lies he trick, you are not saved by works but by grace. As the bible clearly puts it, "...our righteousness is like filthy rags compared to his righteousness..." , so why bother, you may ask. My friend the good news is, your righteousness has been replaced by his righteousness. Nothing shall separate us from the love of God; nope it is not by works but by grace that we have been saved.

Praise God that we have Christ the atonement for our unrighteousness, we have the redeemer from our fallen state. So you call yourself a Christian , yes , yes, go ahead it not you but Christ who lives in you. You are a Christ likeness irrespective of circumstances, accusations , faults, shortcomings, good works, all of this is immaterial. You are a Christian for Christ died for you and you when you believe and say you are.

Isaiah 64:6
Romans 8:38-39
Ephesians 2:8-9

The rough is only mental, you can overcome this...

All of us go through tough times sometimes. It is not really much about what we are going through, but what we are doing or may I rather say what we are thinking when we go right through it.

Every situation has a soft handle, the rough is only mental. It is only in our minds that we decide that a situation exists that will cause us difficulty; then again it is in the very same mind that we need to choose to give up or chart a path of victory.

The power to overcome the obstacle is in our minds, if we decide to visualize our selves getting out of the situation our minds will transfer flexibility, rhythm, and power to our muscles and will we will rise right out of the situation.

All you need to do in this situation is to keep your mind on the goal, your objective is to defeat the situation and get out, once you direct your mind to this purpose God agrees with you and send you supernatural power to overcome commonly known as grace.

You can do all things through Christ who strengthens you.