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Luke 9:62 "And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God."

So this verse leads me to ask myself two very simple yet two very needed questions. Question number one, are my hands on the plow? Question 2, if so am I at all looking backwards?

So my answer to the first question is so simple and easy that it is almost reflex. Yes, absolutely my hand is on the plow. Unfortunately, on the other hand the second question really depends on the day, but why? Why do I allow my feelings to dictate what I worship. Why do I allow my feelings to control my eyes. Somedays when I lose sight of my identity in the Lord I look back to find my identity in past past, whatever that may be. But then, before I know it, my hands are off of the plow and I am walking towards whatever my eyes are focused on. The Lord calls me to follow Him and never look back. He calls me to walk in the new creation that I was made  into when I accepted Him as my Lord and Savior. My old self, the person that I used to be and the person that used to find temporary happiness in sin is dead and I need to act like it. I know exactly where sin will get me. I know exactly how I will feel after I partake in my old ways. I shouldn’t let those things distract me nor tempt me. I chose to follow Christ because I realized that without Him there is nothing. There is no happiness, no satisfaction, no anything! I know exactly how it feels to find my identity in the world, it feels nice and pleasant for a season but as soon as that season comes to an end I end up miserable. Not only am I disobeying the Lord by looking back but I am also not fit for the kingdom of Heaven! I need to whole heartily accept that the Lord is my everything and forget who I was and focus on the Lord.


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