Being connected to Christ

Nothing and no one can secure you salvation in Jesus for you, it is a personal decision you must make...and nothing can cause separation between you and Jesus except you. People can pray for your salvation, but they cannot get you saved. The same is true for separation or distance happening between you and Jesus. You can blame it on things going on in your life, but the truth is, if there is separation between you and Jesus it is because you have allowed it. Sin and trials that we go through have one goal....to separate us from Christ. But they can only have that kind of power over you IF you let them. John 15:5 states that Jesus is THE vine and we are the branches. If we separate ourselves from Him we can do nothing. We were meant to stay connected to Christ. Connected through the good times and connected through the rough times. The enemy wants to discourage you from this in every way possible, but I can testify that if you can stay connected to Jesus, your life will be blessed for it. He can do much with little, He can be strong in your weakness, He can do more with your life than you can...if you let Him. The more you believe this, the more you have faith in Jesus...the more He can prove this to you again and again. But that takes complete submission to Jesus. Whatever part you are refusing to submit to Him is the part that is standing between you and Him. In Acts 17:28 we get the best words for what that is supposed to look like. It says "In Him we live, move and have our being...". That pretty much covers everything! If you are feeling distant from God, ask yourself what you are not trusting Him with, what you have allowed to come between you or what are you still trying to control in your life. If you desire to give that over to Him, He WILL take it from you and then you can "live, move and be" IN Jesus.