Impossible

It is impossible for me to live the Christin life. I do not have the ability to spiritualize the natural man. It is only as the Holy Spirit controls my every thought and action that the life of Christ that is in me can be evident to the world around me I glorify God by making the invisible God visible. Every attempt to live the Christ-like life in my own power--self-will--leads to failure and exhaustion. I can't do it. The only way to give the Spirit control over my life is to saturate myself with His Word--the Sword of the Spirit. The Word reveals to me how God sees me--cuts away all the pretense and spiritual pride--so that I will run to Him in prayer: the prayer of "Help--I need your mercy and your grace!" As He takes control, I begin to "naturally" do the supernatural--walk as Jesus walked.