To move forward we must truly repent our sins and talk to God to understand His message; for in this He is redirecting us back on the path He planned for us.
Job 33:27-30 (NLV)
27 He will sing to men and say, ‘I have sinned and have not done what is right, but He did not punish me.
28 He has kept my soul from going to the grave. And my life will see the light.’
28 He has kept my soul from going to the grave. And my life will see the light.’
29 “See, God does all these things twice, even three times, to a man,
30 to turn back his soul from the grave, that he may see the light of life.
We waiver, we fight, we struggle with His message and at times we find ourselves reliving a vicious circle of similarity over and over again. No matter how hard we dig in our heals He will keep coming at us until His light breaks through. We must open our hearts to listening, so we can awaken and use His message for good, go boldly in His direction and do not waste His word; make the change needed to stay on the righteous path. Like children, we object: "Everyone else is doing it!", or "I used to be able to!", when God "meddles with our affairs" and we go on. As we repent we need to also be open to receiving God's mercy - move toward Him, do not live guilty and condemned. He wants us to go forward boldly for He is looking for people that have a heart that is right.
30 to turn back his soul from the grave, that he may see the light of life.
We waiver, we fight, we struggle with His message and at times we find ourselves reliving a vicious circle of similarity over and over again. No matter how hard we dig in our heals He will keep coming at us until His light breaks through. We must open our hearts to listening, so we can awaken and use His message for good, go boldly in His direction and do not waste His word; make the change needed to stay on the righteous path. Like children, we object: "Everyone else is doing it!", or "I used to be able to!", when God "meddles with our affairs" and we go on. As we repent we need to also be open to receiving God's mercy - move toward Him, do not live guilty and condemned. He wants us to go forward boldly for He is looking for people that have a heart that is right.
Psalm 103:10-14 (NLV)
10 He has not punished us enough for all our sins. He has not paid us back for all our wrong-doings.
11 For His loving-kindness for those who fear Him is as great as the heavens are high above the earth.
12 He has taken our sins from us as far as the east is from the west.
13 The Lord has loving-pity on those who fear Him, as a father has loving-pity on his children.
14 For He knows what we are made of. He remembers that we are dust.
11 For His loving-kindness for those who fear Him is as great as the heavens are high above the earth.
12 He has taken our sins from us as far as the east is from the west.
13 The Lord has loving-pity on those who fear Him, as a father has loving-pity on his children.
14 For He knows what we are made of. He remembers that we are dust.
In these lessons God is calling us out of mercy and there comes a point in time that we need to go into obedience. Eventually it dawns on all of us that we cannot "get away with" unrepentant sin. It's as if God gradually withdraws his mercy after we have come to a knowledge of the truth. God's mercy has served it's purpose, now it is time for obedience. Some of us have already experienced the dramatic extent of how far God will go to form "Christ in us". When the fear of God hits us, our prayers for deliverance from sin are finally answered; God literally scares the hell out of us! This is our wake up call, He is saying, "Listen and obey!"
1 Peter 4:17-18 (NLV)
17 The time has come for Christians to stand before God and He will judge. If this happens to us, what will happen to those who do not obey the Good News of God?
18 If it is hard for a man who is right with God to be saved, what will happen to the sinner?
Never forget we are His children, He is our Father. We are the center of His desire, He sees the good within us and for us. We must live to make Him proud for he loves us greatly. He has a greater purpose for our future, so we must listen and obey in order to continue moving forward on our path of righteousness in faith and hope. Take just one single step towards God and He will come running for us with love.
Romans 12:1 (NLV)
12 Christian brothers, I ask you from my heart to give your bodies to God because of His loving-kindness to us. Let your bodies be a living and holy gift given to God. He is pleased with this kind of gift. This is the true worship that you should give Him.
Isaiah 61:3 (NLV)
3 To those who have sorrow in Zion I will give them a crown of beauty instead of ashes. I will give them the oil of joy instead of sorrow, and a spirit of praise instead of a spirit of no hope. Then they will be called oaks that are right with God, planted by the Lord, that He may be honored.
Allow new growth and bear fruit by surrendering this all to God. Give him your confessions, repent your sins, accept His forgiveness, move forward in Him. What He does in return will be so filled with love wrapped around you in the brightest warmest light you have ever felt; appreciate with gratitude His gracious mercy and accept it with an open heart. For this you will come out better, stronger and more beautiful that ever before; He shall heal and restore you anew.
John 15:2 (NLV)
2 He takes away any branch in Me that does not give fruit. Any branch that gives fruit, He cuts it back so it will give more fruit.
You are loved, you hold a glorious light, and you have a good heart that shines.
Always,
Chantelle
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