Some of the physical strengths and weaknesses that we have began forming in us even before we were born. Then, as children, we had little or no control over how healthy we would become.
      But finally we began making choices that would influence our health. Today we are the sum total of our heritage plus the many decisions we have made.     From Adam and Eve we inherited our desire to sin. During our lifetime we have made decisions that determine the people we are today.
     We have made decisions that have caused us to be weak or strong in our spiritual life. We may be tempted to blame other people for our present relationship with God, but that would not help us.
    The good news is that from this moment on you have the potential to make decisions that will help you grow stronger in spirit. How strong? There is no limit.
     I hope you have made a decision to begin a new life by believing in Jesus as your Savior; because then you have the potential to become more like Jesus. You have the same Holy Spirit to help you that other Christians have. I recommend that you carefully read and often repeat:
     Be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might (Eph. 6:10 KJV).
     We are limited only by the power of His might!
      I have often marveled at the eternal value of what some Christians have accomplished. They often wrestled with the question of what it was that God wanted them to do. Why were they so successful? As I've studied their lives I've seen that they studied the Bible to learn what Jesus taught and did. He taught us to give a cup of water to a thirsty person. No big thing, just something we could do. He went on to teach us to give our lives to Him, to do His will. That was a big thing.

      What you and I do often boils down to what we can do. What we actually do is often the result of what we have done in the past. If we, for example, have spent our lives in living for ourselves, our decisions may still be based on that principle. If we have been willing to help others we become more open to the Spirit of Jesus. His Spirit whispers, Do this and you will help one person. We help the best way we know how and He says: there are two more people you can help.
     Gradually we hear the voice of God giving us more opportunities. Often the thought comes, "I can't do that." But we can say: "With God's help working in me I can do anything He wants me to do" (see Phil. 4:13). Jesus frequently told and showed His disciples what they could do if they believed.
     Our opportunities to do God's work are far greater than we may have realized. The time we still have here on earth can give us more of the peace and joy that Jesus offers. All we have to do is do what we can to help others know Him. He loves to work with willing workers, and He offers us His strength, power and joy to work in and
through us!
     Have you made too many mistakes, are too old or too ill for God to help you do something important? No! I remember how ill my grandmothers were before they died, but in their last days here on earth they said things that have influenced my whole life. Until we breathe our last breath God can find ways to use us for good if that is what we want to do. During Jesus' final minutes on earth He gave eternal life to a confessed criminal hanging on a cross beside Him.

A woman was asked by a co-worker, "What is it like to be a Christian?" The co-worker replied, "It is like being a pumpkin. God picks you from the patch, brings you in, and washes all the dirt off of you. Then He cuts off the top and scoops out all the yucky stuff. He removes the seeds of doubt, hate, greed, etc… and then He carves you a new smiling face and puts His light inside of you to shine for the entire world to see."

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in Him shall have everlasting life. John 3:16