"Nothing between my soul and the Savior"

Luke 9:23 - And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

                        "Nothing between my soul and the Savior"

     Nothing between my soul and the Savior, Naught of this world's delusive dream; I have renounced all sinful pleasure; Jesus is mine, there's nothing between.

     Nothing between my soul and the Savior, So that His blessed face may be seen; Nothing preventing the least of His favor, Keep the way clear! Let nothing between.

     Nothing between, like worldly pleasure; Habits of life, though harmless they seem, Must not my heart from Him e'er sever; He is my all, there's nothing between.

     Nothing between, like pride or station; Self-life or friends shall not intervene; Though it may cost me much tribulation, I am resolved; there's nothing between.

     Nothing between, e'en many hard trials, Though the whole world against me convene; Watching with prayer and much self-denial, I'll triumph at last, with nothing between.

     I have now been married for over 11 years. I have learned that when there is something, no matter how small, between my wife and I the relationship is not as good as it could and should be. This is true for any relationship. It is also true in our Christian relationship with Jesus. When there is ANYTHING between us and Jesus our relationship is not what it could and should be, and since Jesus is sinless the fault ALWAYS lies with us.

     I woke up this morning thinking of the above hymn. This is my desire, to have NOTHING between Jesus and me. I have for the past 11 plus years had something between my soul and the Savior, it has been the sin of gluttony. I have gotten tired of living a defeated life when it comes to food. I have instead, decided to live victorious over this sin and place it in the Lord's hand.

One last thing. I have been learning that as I give this sin to the Lord, He does in fact give me strength to overcome. I am realizing that it is not me at all, but Him. The sooner we grasp this wonderful fact the sooner we can be released from guilt, shame, and frustration. No, I am nowhere near my goal, but God is helping me and I am Little by little getting there. Nothing between my soul and the Savior not even food!!!