Read the Script

Romans 7:18
For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.

Deuteronomy 30:14
But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.

Have you ever felt like you were in a play and didn't know the lines? Kinda like you were on stage in life and didn't know what to say or how to perform? Well Paul says he didn't know how to perform that which is good. He says that his flesh often got the best of him. I imagine Paul often felt like he didn't know what to do or what to say. Now he knew how to do it all according to the Spirit, but in his flesh he didn't.

So many times I find myself without the words and without the actions of what to do as well. But I have found that God's word is what I need to help me. Years ago I heard a preacher man say that we need to read the script. The script is the word of God. The script is where we find our lines we need to speak and the actions for our time on stage.

Look at what God says in Deuteronomy. The word of God is very nigh (near). It's in your mouth and in your heart, so that you can perform it. God has given you the script and labeled your part. All you need to do is read the script and follow the lines. You know what is funny?  When an actor or television host gets lost on stage the directors are telling them, "Read the script, just read the lines."