Babylon

So Im doing a Beth Moore bible study on the book of Daniel. And wow, we are on week 6 and I can already see and feel my thoughts and my self change. We live in world surrounded by the devil, and "I am and there is no other" is the Babylon mentality. Its amazing that although the book of Daniel was written years and years ago, we very much so live in a Babylonian world.

Doing this bible study is helping me better understand this world we live in. Its helping me better understand Daniel, God, and myself. I have never read or really looked into this book so deeply, and God really is reaching out to me.

I need to not have a Babylonian mentality. I need to be aware of how Babylon is influencing me, and how I need to be influencing Babylon. I need to have people see me as a daughter of God, not Babylon. I need to beleive God is who He is and trust Him with my life. We are becoming so desensitized to the things of this world; divorce, cheating, death, sex, drugs, and the list goes on. The devil is so good at it. I need to remember we are the models for the young ones, and I need to beleive I am holy/worthy and to stop cooperating with the devil. (The devils trick is in every way he can will make us beleive we are less that who we are) Am I embracing the fire or the lions knowing God will pull me throught it?

My biggest question to myself is, am I influencing Babylon, or is Babylon influencing me?? Do people see that the spirit of God lives in me? Am I trusting God or letting my doubts get in the way of His plans?

Daniel is quite the example, and reading the word is making me want to be more like him. I want to know and trust God like he did. Every day I as I dig deeper into my inner thoughts and battles, I become closer to God and am becoming such a better daughter of Christ. I can feel myslef changing; thoughts, actions ect. The more I dig into it, the deeper in get into the nitty gritty crap of my life. God is helping me remove my dead branches and helping me acheive the goal of growing and producing healthy fruit. Renewing the mind and cleansing myself. Am I becoming a godly woman, living up to my name.

Its not easy, the devil has a way of convincing us that we arent worthy, or holy. But I am holy, because God allows me to be.

Whats so crazy as my homepage is biblegateway.com adn this was the verse of the day. couldnt be more relevant to my thoughts. God is so cool.

"Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is-his good, pleasing and perfect will." -Romans 12:2