Living For God by Joe La Bianca

Do we live for God in constant worry? Should we always question if we are right with God? Does God want us to be unsure of our salvation? This is a message for perfectionists.
I think we should let the peace of Christ rule in our hearts. Ask any perfectionist and they’ll tell you they are not happy. They cannot have peace. This should tell you it’s not the way.
Peace! What is a peace that passes understanding? Well, it’s a peace without knowing how it could be there. How could I have peace with God? I know myself, all my faults. How could God and I have peace? I don’t have to understand. I receive the peace of Christ that goes beyond my understanding.
I believe that Jesus earned my eternal life. We cannot achieve our own salvation by being good. If we could, then Jesus would not have died. The Father would have said to Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane that there was another way. He would have saved Jesus from the cross. But the Father said that there was no other way. He said this 3 times to Jesus. Three is the number of completion, so the Father completely ruled out all other ways besides the cross of Jesus.
Do you realize what you do by doubting that you are right with God once you have believed in Jesus’ cross? You are saying to the Father that Jesus isn’t enough. You are saying that the Father lied to Jesus in the garden. What is the real sin here? Is it not being perfect, or doubting what Jesus did?
I am not talking about those who are living in habitual sin. Those people are not serious with God. They do not believe. But don’t confuse being humans of dust with rebellion towards God. We are all still dust and we will never reach the place where we have arrived.
Can you honestly say that you are all done growing in God? If you can still grow that means you’re not yet perfect. We will always grow in grace. God will not send us to hell because we are not perfect in the way we live.
Tell you what. Forget about your life until the Holy Spirit clearly convicts you. Stop being the Holy Spirit. Let Him do His work. And when He does convict you, confess, be restored, be grateful, forget it, and move on.
Too many times you say it is the Holy Spirit convicting you when it’s just your own insecurity. Did you forget that the Holy Spirit is our Comforter? Remember that God loves you so much that He acquired your salvation through the death of His Son. Remember this and enter your rest.