Okay. I would just like to start this off with saying.. SIN SUCKS! A lot! Shoot! It doesn't matter whether you are a Christian or not. Sin sucks the life from us and we might not even realize it. It took me awhile to realize it.
When I became a Christian I was like yeah I got it all together. I got this. I tried so hard to control my sin. I tried to stuff back in a corner so nobody would know or find out what my sin was. And that is exactly what my problem was. It was "I" got this. "I" tried so hard to "control" my sin. I never gave it up to God for Him to take it away from me.
Like I said, I tried to hid my sin to keep it out of my sight so I wouldn't feel pain and regret. Then I started this awful, viscious cycle. When things were going great in my life, I wouldn't give into my sin. I rarely felt tempted at all to fall back into my past lifestyle. But when something bad happened in my life, it was my sin that I ran to and not God. I fell back into what tempted me the most. I fell back into my sin because I needed to feel good for at least a little while. And while my sin kept tricking me that it was satisfying me, I kept moving farther and farther away from God.
When things started looking up, my relationship with God kind of went back to normal. I would have my quiet times but not really hear what God was trying to say to me. I would read scripture just to say that I read it. I wouldn't be tempted back into my sin. Until something bad happened again. And it did. It always does... I was tempted into my sin so bad that I could not take it anymore. I surrendered everything to God because I couldn't carry all the crap (sin) anymore. I have learned that I need to be AWARE of my sin and exactly what tempts me. I need to be aware so that I won't fall back into my sin. That I won't run to my sin! That I will run to God! And I hope the same for you.
Look, sin makes you think you are okay, when you are not. I know that everyone goes through what I just talked about. It is our condition that is occurs in our life. No matter how big or how small this may seem. Your sin could be getting drunk, gossiping about others, having sex when you aren't married, judging others, and so much more... God views all sin as equal. There is nothing that we can do that will change that. What we have to do is look to God in times of good and bad!
Trust me, I am still learning this. A good friend of mine recently got in a really bad car accident. Usually what would happen is that I would fall back into my sin and just feed the cycle. But something amazing happened. I ran to God instead of my sin. I relied on Him with everything I had. He blessed me with amazing friends to show His comfort and love. I prayed constantly to Him past the point of exhaustion. It was amazing to experience that reliance on God no matter what the outcome with my friend was going to be. But God is so faithful and He saved him.
Like I said, SIN SUCKS! Please don't be a slave to sin like I was... Act like the child of God that you truly are and look to Him for comfort, forgiveness, love, wisdom, and His plans for you. For He is a perfect God and we can find true joy in Him! WHOOP WHOOP! :D
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Lifesaving truth
Everybody has got a story to tell. No matter how similar, it's different from anyone elses. It molds us to who we are. It affects how we live our life. Our story could bring back wounds that haven't healed or it can bring crazy amounts of joy. My story isn't rainbows and unicorns.. I mean whose story is? I have done many things that cause me happiness only in the moment, but then a sense of regret after. No matter what we have done, there is a pretty amazing person who gave it all for us.
Before I begin, I want you to know I am not writing this as a professional writer. I am so very far from being worthy to write down what I am about to.
I don't want you to think that I am tricking you to read something that is about Jesus. If you don't want to read this, I'm not making you. But what I am about to say changed my life and continues to change it. Before I was a Christian, I was very much like "Ugh do we really have to go to church?" I thought that going to church was such a burden. I only prayed when something bad was happening in my life or I blamed God for anything bad happening. I drank alcohol and had unhealthy relationships to run away from the death of my close cousin... I never thought that I was worthy of forgiveness for all the crap I did. But someone thinks I am worthy of it and He thinks you are worthy too!
God created us for us to have a personal relationship with him, but sin happened. Sin sucks. Seriously. Sin is defined as act of rebellion or a passive indifference towards God. So sin includes everything from gossiping to hatred to not taking time out for God. So because we sinned we were separated from God. Because we sinned, there was a price that needed to be paid. So God gave us his one and only son for us because it was the payment that needed to be paid. I mean who does that?! Could you imagine any human giving up their son for you? He loved us so much and wanted us back that he gave it all for us! He gave his greatest treasure so that we could be forgiven!! Now God did all this for us, but we need to respond. Now you may think, if God is the real deal then why doesn't he make known to everyone who He truly is. God wants US to choose HIM! He doesn't want to force us to worship Him and He doesn't want to force us to live our life for Him. He wants us to go all in with Him! So this needs to be our response. Either we don't accept Him yet or we go all in with Him. He knows your heart and He knows how sincere it is. Let God be on the throne of your life. Let down all of your walls of perfection and let Him be perfect for you. Living He loved you, dying He saved you, buried he carried your sins far away..
And if you are dealing with what you think as too much sin, I get it. You think you have already done so much what is the point? When you make the life changing decision to let go and let God, all of your sins are washed away.. For there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1
I am praying for you and I pray that you will open your heart to Jesus. If you have any questions, any at all please don't hesitate to ask.. God is so so good and He will never leave you or forsake you.
Before I begin, I want you to know I am not writing this as a professional writer. I am so very far from being worthy to write down what I am about to.
I don't want you to think that I am tricking you to read something that is about Jesus. If you don't want to read this, I'm not making you. But what I am about to say changed my life and continues to change it. Before I was a Christian, I was very much like "Ugh do we really have to go to church?" I thought that going to church was such a burden. I only prayed when something bad was happening in my life or I blamed God for anything bad happening. I drank alcohol and had unhealthy relationships to run away from the death of my close cousin... I never thought that I was worthy of forgiveness for all the crap I did. But someone thinks I am worthy of it and He thinks you are worthy too!
God created us for us to have a personal relationship with him, but sin happened. Sin sucks. Seriously. Sin is defined as act of rebellion or a passive indifference towards God. So sin includes everything from gossiping to hatred to not taking time out for God. So because we sinned we were separated from God. Because we sinned, there was a price that needed to be paid. So God gave us his one and only son for us because it was the payment that needed to be paid. I mean who does that?! Could you imagine any human giving up their son for you? He loved us so much and wanted us back that he gave it all for us! He gave his greatest treasure so that we could be forgiven!! Now God did all this for us, but we need to respond. Now you may think, if God is the real deal then why doesn't he make known to everyone who He truly is. God wants US to choose HIM! He doesn't want to force us to worship Him and He doesn't want to force us to live our life for Him. He wants us to go all in with Him! So this needs to be our response. Either we don't accept Him yet or we go all in with Him. He knows your heart and He knows how sincere it is. Let God be on the throne of your life. Let down all of your walls of perfection and let Him be perfect for you. Living He loved you, dying He saved you, buried he carried your sins far away..
And if you are dealing with what you think as too much sin, I get it. You think you have already done so much what is the point? When you make the life changing decision to let go and let God, all of your sins are washed away.. For there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1
I am praying for you and I pray that you will open your heart to Jesus. If you have any questions, any at all please don't hesitate to ask.. God is so so good and He will never leave you or forsake you.
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