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Do We Glorify In Our Past Sins Or Do We Move On?
We went to a dinner the other week and there were many people there from the church that we used to go to.
Its interesting at times just to sit and listen to the conversation. There were some people that were talking about their sinful past, almost in a sort of bragging way, and then there were some that were talking as if they never had a sinful past at all.
I sort of can identify with both groups in a way, because I have been guilty at times of talking about my past as if it is something to be proud of or at the least amusing at times.
I can also remember at times sitting there thinking I am so thankful I am not as bad or sinful as that person speaking is... what a joke! We have sinned and fallen short of the glory of G-d.
The truth is that we have an old nature and it will act up if we let it.
Speaking from a country that experiences earthquakes almost daily, I know the tremors after an earthquake are called ‘aftershocks.’ The same is true spiritually, even after we make that decision to follow Christ we will still have those tremors 'aftershocks' of fear, lust, pride, and temptation.
I have been through some of these just lately and I know that I can either accept them or I can just send them to where they should go, they will and do pass if we stand up to them in the name of Yeshua.
Today I verbalized that in G-d’s strength I will stand until the shaking quits…. Until the thunder stops rolling….
Until the midnight turns to the dawn…
Until I feel that peace again….
Until the wave of loneliness passes….
Until that feeling of invisability no longer matters...
Until that feeling of uselessness goes...
Until I stop making wrong choices...
Until I see my physical healing….
Until the struggle is over!
Paul said, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” [Phil 4:13] that word strengthens is a continual verb. He does not just strengthen me once; He does it repeatedly, over and over.
He does it every time I face a difficult challenge, or when a memory comes back to try and haunt me, or when I face a really hard choice, or when I have those moments of self pity over maybe some things I didn’t get.
Some days I need a little more strength than others, but every time I receive it I run to ‘El-Shaddai - the nurturing, protecting One,’ and He is and will always be there for me.
How about you, do you face spiritual earthquakes and aftershocks and if so how do you cope with them?
Its interesting at times just to sit and listen to the conversation. There were some people that were talking about their sinful past, almost in a sort of bragging way, and then there were some that were talking as if they never had a sinful past at all.
I sort of can identify with both groups in a way, because I have been guilty at times of talking about my past as if it is something to be proud of or at the least amusing at times.
I can also remember at times sitting there thinking I am so thankful I am not as bad or sinful as that person speaking is... what a joke! We have sinned and fallen short of the glory of G-d.
The truth is that we have an old nature and it will act up if we let it.
Speaking from a country that experiences earthquakes almost daily, I know the tremors after an earthquake are called ‘aftershocks.’ The same is true spiritually, even after we make that decision to follow Christ we will still have those tremors 'aftershocks' of fear, lust, pride, and temptation.
I have been through some of these just lately and I know that I can either accept them or I can just send them to where they should go, they will and do pass if we stand up to them in the name of Yeshua.
Today I verbalized that in G-d’s strength I will stand until the shaking quits…. Until the thunder stops rolling….
Until the midnight turns to the dawn…
Until I feel that peace again….
Until the wave of loneliness passes….
Until that feeling of invisability no longer matters...
Until that feeling of uselessness goes...
Until I stop making wrong choices...
Until I see my physical healing….
Until the struggle is over!
Paul said, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” [Phil 4:13] that word strengthens is a continual verb. He does not just strengthen me once; He does it repeatedly, over and over.
He does it every time I face a difficult challenge, or when a memory comes back to try and haunt me, or when I face a really hard choice, or when I have those moments of self pity over maybe some things I didn’t get.
Some days I need a little more strength than others, but every time I receive it I run to ‘El-Shaddai - the nurturing, protecting One,’ and He is and will always be there for me.
How about you, do you face spiritual earthquakes and aftershocks and if so how do you cope with them?
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