Progress Not Perfection

Steeped in the Word

July 31, 2025 – 07/31/2025

7 – The Spirit of God

31 – Offspring 

I will be glad and rejoice in your unfailing love, for you have seen my troubles, and you care about the anguish of my soul. Psalm 31:7 NLT

Progress Not Perfection\n

Heaven applauds when you bring a lost sheep home to the house of God. But what is Heaven\u2019s reaction when you blow it witnessing to a co-worker or trying to bring a friend to the hope and peace of Jesus? What happens when you epically fail?\n

God smiles! He applauds!\n

Father God is pleased with your effort because you are not charged with the results \u2014 He is! We are told to plant seeds and water them, but never are you and I called harvesters. God Himself reserves that difficult job for Himself.\n

Know this: the devil will try to convince you God is disappointed, even angry at your failure. The enemy wants you to give up and shut up. Remember, the Bible says the devil is the \u201cfather of lies\u201d who stands at the throne, accusing you day and night.\n

When you\u2019re worried you\u2019re going to mess up, you freeze up and shut up. It\u2019s a huge win for hell when the enemy convinces you God is angry at you for not sharing the Gospel or messing it all up. My friend, let your mind be healed of that mess! Christ shed His blood to come against ALL the work of the devil, including his lies, which are many.\n

You are a work in progress, learning and growing in wisdom and relationship. God is certainly proud of your efforts. Because His word never returns void and always accomplishes the purpose set out for it, you are a messenger, and \u201chow beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!\u201d","hover":"\nWhich Wolf Do You Feed?\n

Jesus-driven thinking helps and heals. This is what the Bible has to say on the subject: For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. \u2013 Romans 8:6\n

The Cherokee nation knew it, too. Check out this spot-on tribal tale:\n

An old Cherokee chief was teaching his grandson about life. He told the boy, \u201cA terrible fight is going on inside me. It is a fight between two wolves. One wolf is evil. He is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and self-doubt.\"\n

The old man continued: \u201cThe other wolf is good. He is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith.\u201d He then told the boy, \u201cThis same fight is going on inside you and inside every other person, too.\u201d\n

The grandson thought about it for a minute, then asked his grandfather, \u201cWhich wolf will win?\u201d The wise old chief replied, \u201cThe one you feed.\u201d\n

What wolf have you been feeding? Just know the wolf of evil thoughts will eventually devour you, and likely others as well. Thoughts become actions, and there is always collateral damage.\n

That\u2019s not you! You can control your thought life and ensure the evil wolf starves to death."}},"slug":"et_pb_blurb"}">Progress Not Perfection

Heaven applauds when you bring a lost sheep home to the house of God. But what is Heaven’s reaction when you blow it witnessing to a co-worker or trying to bring a friend to the hope and peace of Jesus? What happens when you epically fail?

God smiles! He applauds!

Father God is pleased with your effort because you are not charged with the results — He is! We are told to plant seeds and water them, but never are you and I called harvesters. God Himself reserves that difficult job for Himself.

Know this: the devil will try to convince you God is disappointed, even angry at your failure. The enemy wants you to give up and shut up. Remember, the Bible says the devil is the “father of lies” who stands at the throne, accusing you day and night.

When you’re worried you’re going to mess up, you freeze up and shut up. It’s a huge win for hell when the enemy convinces you God is angry at you for not sharing the Gospel or messing it all up. My friend, let your mind be healed of that mess! Christ shed His blood to come against ALL the work of the devil, including his lies, which are many.

You are a work in progress, learning and growing in wisdom and relationship. God is certainly proud of your efforts. Because His word never returns void and always accomplishes the purpose set out for it, you are a messenger, and “how beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”

Grounded in FaithDeclare!

My soul is grateful for the Grace of the Lord. He applauds my efforts and gives me grace to get stronger and more confident in my Kingdom Walk. When I hear the lies of the devil, I rebuke him and tell him to shut up. My ears are tuned to the voice of Jesus, who loves me.

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