The Inward Man

I have decided to return to blogging. I know that I am not the same person I was when I started my first blog, so I am making a fresh start with a new one. Two verses of scripture are my starting inspirations. Matthew 22:37 is one of them, from which I formed the title of this blog. "Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind." Yes, I am a KJV girl. The other gave me my blogging address, as a reminder to me that despite my remaining sin, I am His. I sometimes get so distracted by my sin that it is difficult to see that who and what I really am now is defined by what Christ has done and not by my own works. I can look to the delight my soul finds in Christ and be reminded that I belong to Him, because I know that outside of His heart-changing grace I would still be what I was before ---- somebody who feared God but did not truly love Him. Did not have the ability to love Him. Romans 7:22 "For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:" True, there may be times that my flesh appears to be winning the battle (reference: entire ch. 7 of Romans) but I know that who I really am finds delight in doing what pleases my Master. I owe Him my everything: heart, soul, mind, and everything else.