Heavenly Father
I know that I have sinned against you
my sins have separated me from you
I am truly sorry
I now want to turn away from my past sinful life and turn to you for forgiveness
Please forgive me, and help me avoid sinning again
I believe that your son, Jesus Christ, died for my sins, was resurrected from the dead and is alive
He hears my prayer
I invite Jesus to become the Lord of my life, to rule and reign in my heart from this day forward
Please send your Holy Spirit to help me obey You
and to do Your will for the rest of my life,
In Jesus' name I pray, Amen
Friday, October 31, 2008
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Sin (Part II)
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Hey Guys... Let's go on to Sin Part (II)
Ok... So for christians who really love God... What does Sin mean to us??? To put it very simply, it damages our relationship with God... But its only indirectly... Noo.. God wouldn't punish us for our sins anymore but God will try to change us... And that may be a very painful process that almost seems like punishment.... Ok.. So what if we sin?? Leaving everyone else out of the picture, how will we be affected? Let's look at a very earthly example... A boy was really really naughty.. He loved to throw tantrum, disturb everyone until it drove them nuts and of course, cry until he gets what he wants.. Even though his parents told him not to, he still insists on doint it.... So one day, the boy and his parents were shopping. And the boy saw a toy he really really wanted.. So he used his sweetest possible voice to ask his parents... His parents thought about it and said.. "No.. You've been misbehaving.. So unless you change, I won't buy the toy for you". The boy begged and cried... He said sorry numerous times... But do you think his parents would give in to him??? No! But subsequently, he changed over the months and became a well-behaved boy.. His parents saw the improvement in behaviour and decided to buy it for him... The boy didnt even have to ask for it that time and the parents willingly got what the boy wanted! Ok.. So how does this relate to God and us? God is the parent, The boy is us, His children.. The naughty deeds are our sins and the toy is our blessings and prayers requests... I believe you can figure the rest out... So do you ever wonder why.. when you pray for something, the prayer doesnt get answered? Its not that God doesnt hear your prayer... But maybe there's something that is stopping God from answering your prayers? I remember my pastor always says, before you pray, confess your sins before you make the prayer request.. Well, i think its not just confessing our sins.. Its confessing our sins and CHANGING to stop doing that sin. Before God really answers... So in conclusion, all im trying to say is.. Sin stops God from pouring all the potential blessing that could be bestowed unto us...
Ok.. But how does it damage our relationship with God? I mean even though God doesnt shower us with as much blessing, we would still love our Father God, right? So what actually damages that relationship? Right! The devil... Sin is the devil's trump card on both christians and non-christians... For non-christians, its well, not going to heaven.... But for christians, its the lies that the devil can conjour up from your sin.. "God doesnt love you anymore" "You're a dirty creature, you don't deserve God's love".... The devil might not tell you that in an audible voise but the minute you feel that you're drifting away from God because of your sins.. SNAP! You've fallen into the devil's trap.. And from there, the devil drags you further and further until you don't know God anymore... Its not that God let you go... But its YOU who chose to let go... You felt inferior and non-deserving of God's love and that's why you left God.. And God doesnt force you to stay if you wanna go...
Ok... So you're trapped in a never ending cycle of sin... how will you change that? Well, you have to believe that God will change you, And don't think that you can change it yourself. Coz you can't. Pray about it... And keep holding on to God... And God will change you. He'll give you time to seek him... But if all else fails and he has to hurt your pride or reputation to stop you from commiting such a sin again... He will... And trust me, it wouldn't be nice... Examples? Pastors who have "fallen from grace". If God can lift you up, he can break you down as well... So turn from you're sins while God's mercy still shine on you... Yup.. That's all... Have a great weekend! Maybe I'll round up the topic of sin on the next post.. :)
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