When I think of all the things God has done for me, it's marvelous in my eyes.
John 3:16 reminds me of the most awesome promise anyone could make, For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life". Gifts are free yet they come with a price. Upon my reflection of this scripture, I asked myself how can I accept such a wonderful gift from such a wonderful person and not want to give something in return.
This post might be a little too much for some people but in my quest to be obedient, I am going to tackle it with no holds barred. In other words, I am going to share some things with you about me that might leave your mouth hanging open. If in fact it does, remember this scripture Matthew 7:1-3, "Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?"
I am sharing this transparent text with you, praying that God will expose your issue and that you will repent; and ask Him to place you where you need to be so you can do what He needs you to do.
Psalm 78:10 speaks about being disobedient to the word and commands of God. It doesn't matter the command, if we do it and shouldn't, that's disobedience; if we don't do it and we should, that's disobedience. I am guilty of disobeying Exodus 20:12, "Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee." I always felt I had to have the last word. I thought as a child, I knew more than the adults around me. Unfortunately, what I thought I knew, I did not know at all and trust me that was a tough lesson to learn.
The Bible bluntly says, “Flee from sexual immorality” (1 Corinthians 6:18). All sexual relations outside marriage are wrong in God’s eyes. God intended it to be restricted to husband and wife. Need I say more? With this being said, I was also disobedient to Hebrews 13:4, "Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral." "Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband (1 Corinthians 7:2)." Yep, broke this one too.
Let me pause here so you can catch your breath..........the problem is many people know exactly what I am talking about but refuse to acknowledge it as disobedience in their lives. Take it from me, you can ignore it all you want but until you repent and get it right, it is not going away. Be careful of the seeds you sow "for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap." (Galatians 6:7b) Don't sell yourself short. You are so much better than this.
In my experience, I walked away broke, broken and broken hearted. But God has restored everything back unto me. I hear in my spirit someone saying God restored back what the devil had stolen. I beg to differ. In a case like this, the devil didn't steal what I freely gave to him.
I know this may be a bit much for someone reading this so, I will close for the day with the consequences of un-forgiveness. Un-forgiveness can be like a terminal illness. Fortunately though, there is a cure if we but allow God to adequately treat what ails us. Forgiveness does not mean we have to pretend something did not happen; nor does it mean we have to befriend the one who offended us. It simply means we have released the person who hurt us and we allow God to take control. We have to remember that those who have sinned agains us, God will also hold accountable. Un-forgiveness opens the door for Satan to take control.
The Apostle Paul tells us in Ephesians 4:32,"And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you." Although it seems difficult to forgive, un-forgiveness is disobedience to God's word, and His word clearly tells us in Luke 12:48, "But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
My challenge today is to focus on how many times God has forgiven you and apply that same measure of forgiveness to those who have offended you!
This post might be a little too much for some people but in my quest to be obedient, I am going to tackle it with no holds barred. In other words, I am going to share some things with you about me that might leave your mouth hanging open. If in fact it does, remember this scripture Matthew 7:1-3, "Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?"
I am sharing this transparent text with you, praying that God will expose your issue and that you will repent; and ask Him to place you where you need to be so you can do what He needs you to do.
Psalm 78:10 speaks about being disobedient to the word and commands of God. It doesn't matter the command, if we do it and shouldn't, that's disobedience; if we don't do it and we should, that's disobedience. I am guilty of disobeying Exodus 20:12, "Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee." I always felt I had to have the last word. I thought as a child, I knew more than the adults around me. Unfortunately, what I thought I knew, I did not know at all and trust me that was a tough lesson to learn.
The Bible bluntly says, “Flee from sexual immorality” (1 Corinthians 6:18). All sexual relations outside marriage are wrong in God’s eyes. God intended it to be restricted to husband and wife. Need I say more? With this being said, I was also disobedient to Hebrews 13:4, "Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral." "Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband (1 Corinthians 7:2)." Yep, broke this one too.
Let me pause here so you can catch your breath..........the problem is many people know exactly what I am talking about but refuse to acknowledge it as disobedience in their lives. Take it from me, you can ignore it all you want but until you repent and get it right, it is not going away. Be careful of the seeds you sow "for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap." (Galatians 6:7b) Don't sell yourself short. You are so much better than this.
In my experience, I walked away broke, broken and broken hearted. But God has restored everything back unto me. I hear in my spirit someone saying God restored back what the devil had stolen. I beg to differ. In a case like this, the devil didn't steal what I freely gave to him.
I know this may be a bit much for someone reading this so, I will close for the day with the consequences of un-forgiveness. Un-forgiveness can be like a terminal illness. Fortunately though, there is a cure if we but allow God to adequately treat what ails us. Forgiveness does not mean we have to pretend something did not happen; nor does it mean we have to befriend the one who offended us. It simply means we have released the person who hurt us and we allow God to take control. We have to remember that those who have sinned agains us, God will also hold accountable. Un-forgiveness opens the door for Satan to take control.
The Apostle Paul tells us in Ephesians 4:32,"And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you." Although it seems difficult to forgive, un-forgiveness is disobedience to God's word, and His word clearly tells us in Luke 12:48, "But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
My challenge today is to focus on how many times God has forgiven you and apply that same measure of forgiveness to those who have offended you!