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Originally Posted by Forrest
Good, sound doctrine, brother. It is so very true when Jesus said, "I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing" (John 15:5).
Nothing really does mean nothing!
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Amen and amen. Every day, sometimes several times a day, I pray the same thing: whether getting ready to take a shower (when I might slip and break my neck), or going to work when I'm tired, or witnessing, I say, "Lord, I can't do this. Without You, I can do nothing. But, 'I can do all things through Christ, who strengtheneth me,', so strengthen me, please!" Remembering those two verses, together, gets me through.
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I've learned to be active in simply, "Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God" (Hebrews 12:2).
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Amen again. But, as Ruckman says, keeping your eyes on Jesus, consistently, is the hardest thing to do in the Christian life.
But, someday, it'll be the easiest!