Victory in the Old Rugged Cross!

So many times life seems overwhelming, and we feel like we can no longer go on. The battles we face every day are just reminders of how helpless we really are. Sometimes I ask myself, "how is it that food, studying, and even attempting to have control over my future can take such control over me and rule my life?" I am helpless when I try to live my life on my own strength. To live life without going to God for guidance through His word and prayer is like fighting in a battle and using nothing but your hands when the enemy has the latest in weapontry technology. So today, running in the cool windy air with those old and yet so relavant words to "The Old Rugged Cross" playing into my ears, I found a moment of peace in the wake of the storm. I realized how useless my pursuits are in life when I don't cling to that old rugged cross, for my only crown in life and in death is by that cross. Jesus won the war over sin when He died on that tree. We may win and lose battles in this life, but at death, we will win the war and enter the promised land by His strength alone! How glorious that day will be, and how we all long for it, but we mustn't lose sight in the battles at hand as we long for ultimate victory in the end. This life is a tes, and by clinging to that old rugged cross, we can win the battles and the war. Freedom comes when we become servants of the living God wholeheartedly! He longs for our service and for our love. God bless you all and have a wonderful day!