This post will be a lot shorter than most I have written in the past, but I have also learned that you don't have to write a lot of words to get a point across, etc. If we all wrote endless blogs, letters, papers, etc. no one would ever read anything if they had a book before them, lol.
This morning during my quiet time with Father I was just sharing my heart with Him and apologizing for not being as on fire as I should be and for not being completely focused on Him like I should be. My commitment level has not been where it should be. I start tapering off and doing my own thing and I pray here and there, but I don't keep the focus and don't read the Word like I should. The more I let it slide, the more relaxed I become and before I know it I have slipped further than I should be and feel so far away from God when actually I am not.
As I was praying and sharing my heart, God spoke to my spirit, Romans 8. At first I didn't know if it was my flesh or if it was God, but it was God. I read chapter 8 verses 1 through 17 and wow, God was just hammering some things home to me. My mind is always full of selfish, fleshly trash and my spirit is wanting to do the things of God. While I do my best to live according to the Spirit, too many times I allow myself to slip off course and head straight for the sinful nature. Par for the course for most Christians if not all of us. We are all human and are born of the sinful nature so it is natural for us to want to sin. We must make a choice every day and "put on the Lord Jesus Christ and make no provisions for the flesh or its lustful desires." Romans 13:14
As I was thanking God for speaking to my heart, he spoke to me again. This time he threw 1 John 1:9 at me. It states, "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness." It isn't that I am living in total sin, but having a selfish attitude and not making time for God and doing everything else but spend time for Him is sinful and that is how things have been. I have put myself and worldly desires before God lately and that is putting idols before God. So needless to say, I confessed my sins and just soaked in His presence this morning.
I just wanted to encourage you that we are all sinners and fall short of God's glory. Just don't get wrapped up in your sin and forget about your Daddy! He loves us so much and wants us to know that! In Romans 8:17 it speaks about how we are joint-heirs with Christ and that we are heirs of God. This was a confirmation for a devotional that I had just read about being a co-heir of Christ. If we sit still long enough and quiet ourselves God will speak to us. Be blessed in the Lord and know that He loves you regardless of what you have done.
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