1 Peter 2:11 Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul.

As Christians, we could say we live in a foreign land where the way of living does not quite match up with our standards...

Why then do we give in to the ways of the people around us and copy them instead of standing up to our own standards?

God wants us to live better lives, but also try to make sure we give other people around us better lives through the way we live.

Philippians 3:12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.

None of us has finished the ‘race’ to get to Heaven apart from those who has died and gone to be with Christ already.

We have our lives laid out in front of us and still have a whole lot to learn about God and of what Christ has already done for us – the example life He lived for us.

We do need to continue working toward being more like Jesus as we continue to live our lives just as He lived as a human being.

The closer we get the better things will be for everyone, not just us!

Philippians 2:13 for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfil his good purpose.

Are you willing to allow God to make choices for you in your life – or do you still need control?

Are you ready to go where God tells you to go instead of choosing a comfortable or safe way forward?

Are you still focusing on your own ways rather than God’s ways?

Make a difference today by giving God control!