Conquer The Walls That Separate Us From God

"Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Will it be trials, or anguish, persecution or hunger, lack of clothing, or dangers or sword?… No, in all of this we are more than conquerors, thanks to Him who has loved us." - Romans 8:35-37

I think that as long as we walk here on earth, there will be so many things that will be as walls that stand between us and God. Some walls are put there by the problems we face and others are put there by our own actions, our sins. The thing about these walls is that in none of these instances, it was God that put them up. As a matter of fact, they only really exist in our own minds and in our own hearts. For example, when we sin, immediately the guilt tells us we are undeserving of God so we put the wall up. God never told us to put it there, we did it. When we are faced with problems, we put the wall up because we busy ourselves trying to figure it out on our own instead of learning to trust. And since these walls only exist in our own minds, they are imaginary, not real, not impenetrable by God. For God, no barriers exist, therefore there is nothing that can ever separate us from Him nor from His love. On the contrary, in Him, not only can we forever knock down these walls we've created, but we have the power to be victorious against all trials, sorrows, anguish, sin, all things…not just victorious, but like Paul says, "more than conquerors." This is the love of Jesus Christ in our lives.

Today's Prayer:
God, in my little world I have created barriers trying to protect myself and I thought I could do it all on my own, but I quickly see that I can't. I need You more than I even realize right now. Fill me with Your wisdom and give me the spirit of the conqueror You have destined me to be. In Your Name we pray, Amen.