Do you in situations feel that all your efforts to be holy seems to be in vain? Do you at times feel or nurse the belief that adapting to God's full commandments in this world is unachievable?

Well, if you don't, there are some of us who do. But we need to understand that these challenges we seem to be having are very possible to overcome but hardly with our own efforts but through the support of the Holy Spirit whom Jesus sent to us.

You know, ever since you were born, you knew very little except what you observed from around you. The devil and his servants sought to catch your attention and your very soul from that young age so that you'll grow adapting to the lifestyle of sin and become stuck in your sinful ways when you reach adulthood which will make it very difficult for you to re-create yourself to that which pleases God. And from a huge observation, he has succeeded in the lives of most people. Most people don't even think or reason within themselves anymore. They find this very difficult to do. They rather follow those who they look up to around them, seeking their acceptance and believing this is the way to live.

Here are some of the weaknesses of struggling believers today



1. They want to serve God and also serve the world at the same time

God and the world are never one. Trying to please God and the world is like trying to hold water in a basket. It is unachievable and will only frustrate your journey to holiness as "no one can be a slave of two masters; he will hate one and love the other; he will be loyal to one and despise the other." Matthew 6:24

2. They care about the validation of unbelievers around them


Most believers are afraid to be the black sheep among their circle. They are afraid to be ostracized by others who look up to them. This is one of the biggest weaknesses of most believers as they can never achieve holiness according to God's standard as their validation comes from other sinners and not from God who dwells in them. "Does this sound as if I am trying to win human approval? No indeed! What I want is God's approval! Am I trying to be popular with people? If I were still trying to do so, I would not be a servant of Christ." Galatians 1:10.

3. They care too much about worldly success

The mindset our flawed churches and most believers is fixated on material success and accomplishments. The goal of most believers is to attain that position, lead the people around them, own that car or house, keep up with the latest trends, e.t.c. which all stems from public acceptance and validation. This type of mindset will hardly seek or accept the truth which will lead to inner emptiness and eventually God's judgment. “Do not store up riches for yourselves here on earth, where moths and rust destroy, and robbers break in and steal." Mathew 6:19

4. They feel intimidated by the truth and don't want to reflect or discuss it

The truth shakes the very core of most believers in its bitter glory. This makes many of them to reject or even ignore it completely in hope that they eventually escape judgment. They choose to be ignorant in order to have a false reality of bliss and comfort the devil presents to them. They forget that the truth can uplift them, protect them from the evil one, improve their soul, generate wisdom and insight and even make them formidable christians. "You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:32

5. They postpone their genuine repentance and salvation

They forcefully convince themselves of a future grace to amend their ways and be saved but this is not guaranteed as this future grace they hope on is nothing but a deceitful lie from their enemy the devil. He intends to distract them so that when their time comes, they will be unprepared and fall. “When the time came for me to show you favour, I heard you; when the day arrived for me to save you,  I helped you.”Listen! This is the hour to receive God's favour; today is the day to be saved!." 2 Corinthians 6:2

6. They use false logic to analyze the truth

The logic some believers interpret the truth with is flawed but they may not realize due to the lack of deep understanding of the scriptures and the message God directs to them. This is a great weakness as they base the very foundation of their christian journey on this false logic and most don't realize this flaw until they are no more. "]Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Never rely on what you think you know." Proverbs 3:5

7. They look up to the wrong people for guidance


We as living beings possess intuition which God has given to us to perceive, reason and understand but some believers hardly ponder on deep things but rather spend their time celebrating with others ignoring their inner selves. They leave the thinking to their spiritual leaders who they rely on for spiritual guidance but the problem with this is that true leaders from God are very rare in population so they unknowingly trust in their spiritual leaders who themselves are fake but charismatic. “Don't worry about them! They are blind leaders of the blind; and when one blind man leads another, both fall into a ditch.” Matthew 15:14

Do we really want the truth?

As a person, you are a spirit being who will live forever. You can reason, you can self reflect, you have emotions, you possess intelligence, you can tell that there is a higher power and that the world doesn't just come to exist by itself. Everything you see around you didn't come to exist by accident. A higher power appears to control the activities we know we can't control. The body which you abide in will be left here to decay while your soul - the real you will be taken either to eternal glory or to eternal punishment.

As a spirit who come from God, you have the power to be truly holy just as God whom you came from. But due to the fleshy desires and the polluted world you live in, this will be more challenging especially when you didn't truly seek God from a very young age. The absence of God's teachings in your early days when you knew little made your more sinful personality as an adult to be more challenging to overcome making you to feel stuck in sin with little to no way out, but there is hope. Before our Lord Jesus left, he promised to send us the helper who will bring us closer to God - the Holy Spirit. When you admit your sins, genuinely repent and forsake them, he will come to you and abide in you and God shall dwell in your heart, the center of your thoughts, values and actions thereby enabling you to serve him in true holiness.

True holiness is very achievable but it mostly depends on you, the receiver. Not everyone can accept the truth wholeheartedly. They will select the parts they want and ignore the other even when they know deep down of it's validity. As a true believer called by God who intends to please him, you shouldn't hide away from the truth from God - the word which he has left behind for your guidance - the very Bible you possess and the pure messages you receive by other believers around you.

This truth may first bring about depression, fear or uncertainty but will eventually make you bounce far stronger than you were before. It will fill you with life and uplift you to the extent others will perceive your upliftment without you ever telling them. You'll be a trendsetter of the gospel of God and people will consciously or subconsciously take cues from you on how to live a pure life before God. You'll be respected without demanding, even revered by other believers.

Due to your upliftment in personality and holiness, you will have a love - hate relationship with people. You'll be rejected by those who are fake and dwell in their iniquities. You'll be treated as an outsider by even those close to you but you won't feel sad about it because your validation comes from the lord who dwells within you and not from fellow people. You have become chosen by God and a channel for his glory in the world.

At your last day, you will look back at your life and smile within yourself knowing that your existence in the world was of value to God. You shall sleep and awake with the Lord who has been with you and will reign with him where he is in everlasting happiness and accomplishment.

There are many benefits of being holy which you can never access as long as you abide in the bubble of sin around you. You have to take the step into the light, be destroyed and re-created by God. There is no other way dear believer. If you desire to be holy, you must;

1. Acknowledge your weaknesses and your sins
2. Reject them completely and seek God with all your heart
3. Request forgiveness from Jesus and surrendering your totalty to him
4. Accepting your new life
5. Habitual studying and application of the Bible
6. Saving others around you
7. Recognizing your gifts and using them to God's will.

This is the message from the Lord. Thank you.