God is the great escape!
When we go on vacation, we often like to "release our inhibitions!" We let go of our cares and worries by making sure we finished up our work for the week, dropped the kids off at the nanny, made all the travel arrangements and reservations. We are free from obligations just like that. For most people, that will be a Friday afternoon. Turns out that even when everything is going seemingly perfect, most of us still feel like something is missing. There will always be a sense of lack when you haven't acknowledged that God is within you. Acknowledging the presence of His Spirit in everyday life, trusting that you are victorious in every battle because Jesus has already won the battle on your behalf. It is an intimate relationship that you have to work on everyday. You constantly carry the cross of your ego, letting Christ live through you. In his work titled, " Dying to Self ," Dr. D. W. Ekstrand wrote: "The individual who “dies to self” understands tha