Adam was Here

Tag that old nature!

Areas of my life that defy the wholeness of Christ are areas that I consciously tag with 'Adam was here'. When there isn't enough $ in the checking account or the food is running short of the month or a relationship is failing, I tag the scene/scenario with 'Adam was here.' Why?

Because the truth is that I have the nature of Christ. When I affirm my true nature, it springs forth onto the scene of my life overcoming the obstacles that once defeated me. If I look at a failure and say, 'I failed', not only do I falsely affirm that I am that old nature inherrently but in doing so I seal my fate because there is no hope for changing that old person. She is hopelessly defeated and condemned. She breeds destruction and failure in everything she attempts, so I don't want to say that she is me. Yes, that nature is a part of my life and can certainly affect me and can even rule my life, but she-- that old nature-- is not the sum total of my existence. I never affirm her!

Some may say my practice shucks responsibility. The results prove otherwise. If you believe you are a failure-- the old nature-- you will be. Destruction, failure and brokeness will rear its head across your life. When you believe that you are a new creature and refuse to accept that you are a mere human, subject to your flesh, without a Savior, you will produce wholeness across your life. The flaws and shortcoming will disappear because your focus has turned to the Light. Light, when accepted, consumes darkness. Sometimes, we put up a self-righteous parasol and block out the Son, commiserating in our lack, defeat and sin. In Christ, it is impossible to see yourself as a failure. When you will see and accept His finished work-- Christ in you, the hope of glory, your life will change and your thinking will be illuminated until you are a shadow of your former self-- in terms of what men see.

So, never fear. When you are utterly failing in something or your results are a day late and a dollar short of the fullness of Christ, tag that old nature. Say, "That is the old nature (Adam) in my life!" Flood your thinking with the truth that you have been made Christ in Him and His results will follow your acceptance of His presence working in you. You will begin to recognize an Ability within you to take down the obstacle you've been fighting, immediately or in time provided you bathe your mind with the truth versus labeling yourself Adam, a failed man. It is easier to accept that 'Adam was here' than it is to view yourself as Adam-- powerless, hopeless and condemned. It's easier because it's righteous, not because it's irresponsible. Righteousness-consciousness produces after righteousness. In view of Christ in you, there is hope for glory--- hope for the fullness of God's plan being met in your life.

NEVER ACCEPT THE FAILURES IN YOUR LIFE AS A REFLECTION OF YOU. THIS IS THE SILENT, SUBTLE AND DEADLY LIE-- THE MAIN INGREDIENT OF DEFEAT.