Draw nigh to God

I know I've recently written an entry on James 1:14-15 which talks about resisting the devil and drawing nigh to God, but last night God reminded me of a truth.

When we do not submit ourselves to God, we don't resist Satan. When we don't resist Satan, we soon follow his ways. His ways are contrary to God's ways, therefore when you don't resist him, you will walk away from God.

God, in His holiness, remains "where you left him." He doesn't drift further away, it is you who drifts further away.

However, God doesn't require us to walk all the way back to Him to reunite and walk with him. Once we turn away from Satan's pathway and turn to God's pathway and take the first step to returning to God, God will take a step toward us. As we come closer to God, God will come closer to us until we are in communion with God.

And from that point God will walk with us to the point we were before backsliding, and then continue walking with us to the conformation of us into the image of His son.

If you have found yourself far from God after a time of walking away from Him, don't be discouraged thinking you have a long way to go to reach God again in your repentance. It only takes a few steps until you are in His arms again.

-Kevin