Section 10
to see that it is possible to do all this without liv ing Christ.
In order to live Christ we must take Him as our person and as our life. Although I have made progress in this matter, I admit that still my prac tice is not very successful. Almost every morn ing I pray, "Lord, I thank You for another day to practice living You. Lord, in myself, I cannot do this. I ask You to remind me to live You and grant me the grace I need for this." I have found, how ever, that soon after praying to the Lord in this way, I may go back to living myself instead of living Christ. Everything about my living may be good, and yet I may not live Christ. I do not yet have the assurance to testify with Paul, "To me to live is Christ."
In the Christian life it is easy to follow certain practices. For example, we may realize that we are talkative and may adopt the practice of lim iting our speech. However, we may succeed in restricting our talkativeness and yet fail to live Christ. It is one thing to follow a certain prac tice; it is another thing to live Christ. God does not care for how holy, spiritual, or victorious we are in ourselves. Actually, to live in this way by self-effort is to strive to keep the law. What counts in the eyes of God is Christ and the living of