A man told a pastor that he was concerned that he would not be able to live for God over the long haul of his life.  The pastor said, “Do you think you could live for God for one day?”  The man said, “I’m not sure.”  The pastor said could you live for God for 5 minutes?”  He said, “I think so.”  The pastor said, “Okay, live for God for 5 minutes, then start over and do it again, and keep doing it the rest of your life!”

Now, the truth is, nobody can fully live for God even one minute, much less five, without the help and blessing of the Holy Spirit, but the pastor made a good point.   Even with the help of the Holy Spirit, we must commit ourselves to purposefully live for God.  It is much like the old saying about how you eat an elephant, and the answer being, “one bite at a time.”  You live your Christian life one moment at a time.  God has given us wonderful instructions, so that we will not sin, but then He lovingly and mercifully says that if we do sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ, the Righteous.  That means Jesus is on our side.  He is our attorney in heaven, and He has never lost a case.  There is no reason to fail, and every reason to win, because if Christ is for us, who can be against us?  We are more than conquerors through Him that loves us!