Men's Ministry Retreat

What do I mean by living the "one life"?

I only have a limited life .... Do not waste it ... I have a choice!!

I am blessed with talents & gifts .... How to wisely be a steward

Authentic life ... Living and integrated to secular world yet upholding spiritual principles

It is a journey ... Growing and developing over different phases of my life

I am to be a salt & light to others ..... But must be authentic and not fake

My legacy is Noah ... So how he is brought up and to be god fearing is important

Brute force to try harder is not the way ... I will stumble

Only by surrendering to Jesus ... Inviting Jesus into my life can I change

- reconciled back to God (faith and trust in Jesus through Faith!)

- sanctified by the spirit that I can have deepened communion with Jesus ... Live a life more and more pleasing to God

Where am I now in thei journey?

- Jesus is My Savior ..... I have accepted Him and the grace given to me

- my heart is opened to Him

- but I have many blocks that continue to hinder this journey

Blocks

- sinful habits and acts .... Yes ... I face many habits and are hard to break

- sins of the flesh do grab at me and are hard to break .... I feel that the evil one is a

Ways ready to pounce at each opportunity

- heart is willing but flesh is weak

- do not put myself in vulnerable position

- a constant battle

- ask for strength to oppose but many times I stumble and have been weak to resist

- ask for forgiveness from Jesus ....

- do not way to be a broken record .... Falling many times ... As evil thoughts get in to the mind easily 

- secular world puts choices which conflicts .... How to set myself apart!!!

- anger and wounds from the pass do prick at me ... I am reminded and prod at me

- my only way is to pray to Jesus

- my only shield is God's word

- my only strength is from Jesus .... 

- the spiritual battle is raging and real

Dear Jesus I pray that you can forgive me and give me strength to repel the forces of evil ... As I am bombardered by evil thoughts and temptations of sights / thoughts of lust that is around me ... i  am surrounded  and seduced by the pleasures of the flesh!!! Let my head and heart be guarded by you Lord .... I need your help Lord Jesus and I surrender to you my weakness  ... By my own strength I know is insufficient ... I need you to guard me ! I am weak and have fallen down many times ....I cry out to you for help. I want to extricate myself out The pit I find myself in .... It is hard and I know my own brute strength is insufficient. I love my life and family that you have blessed me with ... I thank you for blessing me with them ...  I know and pledge that I want to do everything that is right and pleasing to you. Help me Jesus and I continue to journey with you by my side. I commit this to you in Jesus most precious name ... Amen