Our beliefs don’t make us who we are, our actions do.

Hmmmm…. This made me think.

I believe in Jesus, but there was a time in my life my actions didn’t prove that I did.

I got saved at the age of 19 on my way to the club with some friends. My aunt had a vest of mine and I went by her house to get it. We talked for awhile, and that night she lead me to the Lord.

Right before leaving, she reminded me that Satan was the author of confusion. That he would try to make me doubt my salvation AND my Savior.

I remember getting in my car and crying talking to the Lord, telling Him I knew if I died in a car wreck, that I knew Id go to heaven. I BELIEVED!!

I never made it to the club that night, but because my friends didn’t change, eventually I was lead back to the same places, only this time God talked to me while I was there.

He would bring to my attention the clothes people were wearing, including myself.

He showed me how drinking alcohol would blur peoples perception. He would trick them into believing Satans lies about what fun was and lead them down a road of destruction.

Eventually, God wouldn’t allow “His girl” to hang out in those places. I didn’t belong there and I KNEW IT every time I was in the wrong place.

Although I believed, God still had a lot of work to do in me.

Believing was the core of my faith, but I also had to learn to act like it!

That has continually followed me through my walk as a Christian.

God has given us instructions, His Holy Spirits guidance, but also a free will to choose to act like we know Him or not.

Just like the night I met Jesus, I remind myself that Satan wants me to doubt my salvation AND my Savior!

Today I am reminding myself that I am His and even though the negative thoughts come that say I cant trust again, that it will never “not” bring tears to my eyes just at the thought of the past, that I must choose to act like I know!!

What I do know is that I am a LOVED daughter of the most high King!

With Him I can do all things!

I have all the power living inside of me to resist the temptation to coward down or give up when I fail!

I can forgive!

I can trust!

I can love!

I can hold my head high through the gossip!

I can AND WILL defeat this battle and the next!!

And until I “believe” it myself…..Im gonna act like I know, and tell myself Gods truths because I don’t have to act like I know Him……I DO!!

1 John 3:19~Our actions will show that we belong to the truth, so that we will be confident when we stand before God.