Sold Out

Passage – Therefore, since the Messiah suffered physically, you too are to arm yourselves with the same attitude. For whoever has suffered physically is finished with sin, with the result that he lives the rest of his earthly life no longer controlled by human desires, but by God’s will. 1 Peter 4:1-2

Restated in my own words – When we open ourselves up to suffer as Christ did, we are more inclined to leave sin behind. We are more inclined to live in the will of God controlled by the spirit.

Application to my own life – I started running, even writing those words seems weird. But I can see if I really put forth the effort to do this, I would not want to go back to being controlled by the flesh. It is the same in the kingdom. God wants us to see the results of following Him. To see the results of dying to the flesh and never turning back. I want to follow God’s will. My physical pain was nothing compared to Christ but I am sold out to Him.

Your response back to God – Lord help me have the same attitude as You, to be completely sold out to You, die to the flesh, and never look back.