I often have to wonder what God's plan is and his timing.  The Bible says He knows the desires of our heart and how to give good gifts to his children, and He's given me many good and desirable things in my life.  Sometimes I'll get something before I want it, and other times I'll want something I don't need at the moment or don't need period.  Our plans don't seem to coincide all that well, or at least the timing aspect.  I really want to get to know Him.  Not just to know the plan He has in store for me, because I'm sure He enjoys revealing a little bit of the picture at a time.  Abraham had no clue where he was going.  The Israelites had no clue, otherwise they wouldn't have traveled around in circles for 40yrs.  I just need to listen to his direction and be obedient. I'm sure it's fear that keeps us from doing what we are called to do.  Fear of  uncertainty.  But who better to run your life than the God who created the universe?

This morning I was thinking about what it must've been like for Christ.  I thought it had to have been easy for him because he knew the Father before he came to earth and saw God during the creation.  Then I thought "wait, that was his spirit".  He was still born of a woman and had flesh when he came to the earth.  It's our flesh that causes doubt, if we were pure spirit we wouldn't do those things.  Since Paul said if we came to live in the Spirit let us follow it's leading in every area of our lives.  He also mentioned that when we sin, it's not us, it's the flesh within us.  We do things we don't want to do.  It wasn't easier for Christ.  He also suffered from temptation, but he "crucified" his flesh before he ever went to the cross.  He starved himself for 40days and lived without shelter wandering in the wilderness... and was led there by the Holy Spirit.  He didn't feed his flesh, he fed his spirit and was disciplined and was motivated by love in everything he did. 

Why is this a difficult concept for us to grasp? or implement?  The same spirit that rose Christ from the dead lives within us.  I just have to wonder...