Guilt..Guilt..Guilt

Guilt...Guilt...Guilt

          

         

1 John 1:9 ESV         If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.   

Romans 8:1 ESV /      

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.             
Romans 5:1 ESV     

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.


     We all have done things in our past and maybe even continue to do, that can and do keep us distant from God.  I know through all my trials, I feel guilt about not writing on the blog as much as I should.  I feel guilty about things I mis handled in my personal life. I feel guilty because I think I might not be giving my all to my kids sometimes.  I feel guilty when I think about how much money I've wasted over the years not being a faithful giver. You see, all of these things are legitimate feelings caused by legitimate sins....

    All you have to do is read the first verse....As long as we confess our sin to God, it WILL be forgiven and we can just forget about it. Now, don't think this is a free coupon for a sinful life, because when we truly repent and ask for forgiveness, we make a conscience effort to turn away from the sin we are asking forgiveness for.  If we continually do the sin, then my advice is to pray and ask God for help with whatever it may be.  Also, go talk to a good bible preaching pastor or counselor if the sin seems to be too much. Anyway, back to the lesson.... Satan loves to keep us focusing on our past sins because if we are always looking back with regret, we are unable to look forward with HOPE!

Also, look at the next verse.  Very self explanatory.....If we are saved, we have pasted the point of condemnation...I mean if God forgives us then why do we feel the need to keep tormenting ourselves with past shortcomings....I'll tell you why....because it is nothing more than Satan battling us in spiritual warfare.  Remember in Ephesians, we are told to put on the armor of God to help protect us against Satan's schemes. So pray that God will keep our minds focused on the future and His will for our lives, rather than the past and Satan's schemes.

I think the main point for today is to accept the fact that we have sinned and done things that make us feel terrible.  But if we are saved and truly have turned the sins over to God and have turned from the sins, then forget about it.  God has... We have to take the God at His word....He does not condemn saved people for past sins.  Jesus took care of all of that guilt and sin on the cross..PRAISE!...

Speaking of guilt...Just had to go yell at my 4 year old for not letting me finish this blog in peace...LOL

Anyway, seriously....Jesus took your sin on His shoulders and handled them.  Just try to visualize this mighty Jesus warrior telling you " OH..those sins you keep remembering...I handled it!  I got this!....Now move your life on to doing Kingdom work and quit living in the past"

 That's a cool visual.

God Bless Ya'll!!   Pray for me and my family and also the blog...AND FYI...IF YOU HAVE ANY PRAYER REQUEST, JUST EMAIL THEM TO ME AND ILL PUT THEM ON MY LIST..





 

Hello! God are you there?

Psalms 13:1


1 How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?

     Ever felt like this?  Boy I have. It's been over 6 months since I have felt the drive to write and the verse above explains why.  This is one of David's many attempts to beg God to show His presence in his times of depression.  There's no way to know exactly what is causing David to fall into depression, but it is probably a combination of many sins he committed. ( murder, adultery, ect...)

We've all done things in life that put distance between us and God. I certainly have.  Throughout my whole ministry since about 2011, I had been having personal battles in my marriage.  For along time now, I blamed all of my problems on other people in my life.  This made my divorce and other things easier to deal with, or so it seemed.  I have learned a lot through my trials, but I always seemed to be able to justify my lack of forgiveness just based on the hurt placed on me and my family by others.
I always knew God was there, but for some reason I just couldn't feel His presence.  

Guilt of past sins and even past thoughts can drive a wedge in between us and God.  I mean look at David.....He was King and had a great walk with God, but he let his earthly wants and desires come before his relationship with God.  Satan loves to place us in guilt mode.  Why?  Because if he can keep us feeling guilty then we feel like we have no access to God.  But remember what God says about our sins when we are saved by the blood of Jesus? " they are as far as the east is from the west". 

What's my point?  David felt guilty, which is actually great.  Because of his guilt of past sins though, he felt separation from God, which is not great.  God is always there, as David found out later....But sometimes, in my opinion, God allows us to swim around in our pool of guilt and sin to show us the magnitude of our actions.  Then in our most honest and desperate hour he will show Himself to us whether it be in our reading, through other people, or our prayer time.  The kicker is...if you quit looking and fall away because of guilt or sin, then even though He is there you will have a hard time feeling His presence. Why?  Because He will never force Himself on anyone. Ultimately, it is our choice to have a relationship with Him.  He's always there, sometimes we just need to tell Him we are sorry and have faith we are forgiven...then move on!

I could spend the rest of my life mad about the hurt caused by my divorce, but all it will do is keep me distant from God.  He needs us wholeheartedly to believe He is in control and for us to tell others about our stresses and how He helped or didn't help us.  If He lets you swim around in guilt for a while, could it be He is teaching you a valuable lesson?

Father, for give me for being un-forgiving.  I'm sorry I spent the last year being angry at you and others.  Please refill my cup and allow your spirit to flow through me so I may start sharing about Your Son Jesus again. Thank you for saving me through Your Son's Death and resurrection.

OK.  Hopefully I will be felt led to start writing these again.  I would greatly appreciate your input even if negative.

God Bless!