what Jesus wants us to do

Romans 6

Dead to Sin, Alive to God

 ¹ What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? ² By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? ³ Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? ⁴ We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.

 ⁵ For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. ⁶ We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. ⁷ For one who has died has been set free from sin. ⁸ Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. ⁹ We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. ¹⁰ For the death he died he died to sin, once for all, but the life he lives he lives to God. ¹¹ So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.

 ¹² Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions. ¹³ Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness. ¹⁴ For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.

i read this verse last night at my baptism. yeah it only took 10 years for me to be obedient and submit to Jesus' call to not only believe in him, repent, but also be baptized. To be like Him in His death. To be unified with other believers. It feels awesome and it was a great experience- i love our church, i love my small group family, i love that audrey was there and that she was able to ask questions and be excited for mommy. 

its amazing how much more clear and simple and real your faith becomes when you have to explain it in 4 year old terms. its been soo cool (altho a bit difficult at times) to have conversations with my daughter about God and Jesus and obedience and love... she has such a sweet heart and i have been praying for her since she was a baby that God would use her to love people and if you know my audrey at all you know that He has definitely given her awesome people skills:) this week she took money out of her own piggybank to fill up a babybottle with money for babies and mommies in need. it makes this momma so happy to see her learning to love and have compassion because that is what Jesus wants us to do. and we want to do what He wants us to do...amen?