The last two weeks we have been talking about another of the employees in our company, the will. The will is powerful in that is generally the decision maker. It takes all the information from the other employees about a decision and decides which decision is in its best interests.
The problem is that our will does not always line up with God's will. This is yet another reason why the Spirit of Christ in us needs to remain the CEO of our company.
The flesh never wants to do anything that is going to be work. The emotions never want to do anything that might hurt. The mind doesn't want to do things that don't make sense. But, so often God's plan for us might be all of those things.
We looked at Jesus is the garden of Gethsemane. He is honest with Himself and His Father that what He had to do was not His will. But He knew that Gods will was His purpose (see Isaiah 53:10). Because of this He chose not His own will, but God's will.
We looked at how purpose is the true source of will power. Just like Christ enduring the cross, when we choose to step into our Godly purpose we will find all the power (supernatual if necessary) to accomplish that purpose.
Right now, as teens, your purpose may simply be to be successful in school and/or be a great son/daughter and brother/sister. But whatever the case, operating in purpose will bring the power to follow through.
No matter how much you love Krispy Creme Doughnuts, if a doctor told you that if you didn't stop eating them you would die, I guarantee I could not shove one down your throat. Purpose will do that. So connect to purpose and find the power to accomplish things greater than you.
