There are lots of different sins. Some of these sins seem so little and harmless. But Jesus is so rightoues that he views sin as sin. No sin is greather than the other. Anger is the same as murder. Lust is the same as adultery...so on and so on.
I feel like I am a big mess on the inside, but I have to remember what I have been praying. I always pray for the Lord to create in me a clean heart-Ps 51:10 and to search my heart and see if there be any wicked w/in me and remove it-Ps139:23. I also pray that the Lord would purify, mold, melt, fill and use me. I believe the Lord has to get all the junk out of your hearts before we can be used for His intended full purpose.
I believe that in the process; becasue it is a process. Our whole life serving and knowing the Lord and seeking perfection w/in ourselves will never reach perfection here. The Lord will perfect us in Heaven. There is only one perfect man and His name is Jesus and He died on the cross and shed His precious blood for our sins! Our. every. sin!
We didn't get all this junk and build up w/in our hearts and minds overnight....it's not going to completely go away over night. I believe that we come to the Lord and repent and receive Him and His truth and all that comes with that; that we will feel more free and able to conqueor all these inner demons more accurately. Sometimes we need deliverance. There are strongholds that the devil has built up in our hearts and minds...those chains sometimes need to be broken! Sometimes for some people all that breaks off when accepting Jesus and being baptized in His name and receiving the Holy Ghost and sometimes it's a process. As I am seeing it is/has been for me. I have been in church now for 9 years, 4 years in the truth. I have been delivered of SO much junk. I have been delivered from drugs, alcohol, sexual immorality, addiction...and I am so thankful!!! I am so thankful thought that the Lord has stirred up some dust and showing me some things I need to deal with...that some chains and maybe even some strongholds still need to be broken in me! I'm not intentionally meaning to sin, but I am definitely struggling with a bad attitude, anger, bitterness, lust of the eyes--always wanting something (doesn't mean it's sexual or that I'm looking at other men, I think those days are passed, thank you, Jesus!) and sometimes even the occasional curse word will come out!!! :/ I feel horrible and am miserable on the inside in this state! I believe though that when me and the Lord clear this us, I'll be good as new and be on my way to new horizons and levels spiritually with Him! I'm so thankful for His love, mercy, forgiveness and compasssion for us-me-you...everyone!!
I also feel like that even those who aren't in the full truth can receive revelation and begin to learn and grow and understand some of what the Word says. Just like the bible says about many will say haven't we prophesied in your name and cast out devils? Jesus says I never knew you, depart from me. Matthew 7:22-23
Anyways...I got on this because several weeks ago I seen this image and a post and it greatly disturbed me. I have wanted to post on it prior to now, but have refrained.
Now I know that I may get a little fuss over this post. I may get some SMH replies, but God's Word does not change! We can't take out of what we want or not believe parts of it! This is just a perfect example that there are so many deceptions in this fallen world! There are so many false doctorines out there!
I love what this article says...http://www.gotquestions.org/cussing-swearing.html
There has to be a spiritual awakening...there has to be some anguish within us!! We are living in the end times and there is much work to be done! I want to work for the Lord! I believe we need to be pure, holy and righteous in the eyes of the Lord as much as possible. It may sound corny, but I still and do ask myself...would Jesus do this or that or think this or feel this or that way. I have been really trying to radar my feelings and actions and responses and that may be why there is some dust flying around because I'm bout to breakthrough! I want to do things right. I feel like I didn't do things right for so long, that I want to do everything in my power to do it right; for the rest of my life.
I will forever owe Jesus for what He did for me on Calvary...for what He has brought me from...how he has changed me...granted, He still has work to do on me yet...I want do see how He sees, hear how He sees! And sometimes we just need to take a stand up against the enemy and tell Him off with scripture!
There is a battlefield within out hearts and minds! We have self-control that we can possess and filter out each and every thought that is not pleasing and cast them down into captivity! 2 Corithians 10:5
We have much to do to make it! I don't want to fall behind in any area!
We must hold ourselves accountable in reading, praying, going to church and having that fellowship-we need prayer from other believers and the pastor and to be there to lift up our brother's and sisters-have the Lord minister a word into our spirits, practicing holiness, being fruitful and standing and memorizing scripture!
There is a devil out there who's mission is to kill, steal and destory....all and any who he can! John 10:10
We need to be growing spiritually and heeding to what the Word of the Lord and the direction of the Holy Spirit is leading us! I want that! There are many different things that can and will block God's flow in our lives. I have posted it before, but want to share it again because it is so good!
Now there are many sins that we commit and then there are spirits brought on from the evil one and sometimes brought on from ourselves...we need to be able to identify it and relsolve it w/ the Lord...*still learning this* We need to check ourselves often and make sure we are in line w/ the Lord and not lacking or off somewhere! I will also post different spirits..
Could there be a spirit trying to attack me...my family...my home...my children...my husband....my marriage...you better believe it!
And there are things that us "Christians don't need to be participating in! 50 Shades of Gray for starters!! I don't care if it has a good story to it or not, there is a spirit attached to that literature! We have to be careful what we open the door to...because if the devil can get a toehold in your door, he will get a foothold and then a stranglehold on you and then choke you out!! Don't get me started about what we should allow our children to watch, read, hear, listen to and do...we are responsible for them!
Nona Freeman: These 23 things block God's flow...
"In 1952 an angel spoke to Sister Nona
Freeman and told her these were the things that stopped the flow of God..
1. Grumbling
2.
Complaining
3.
Unbelief
4.
Disobedience
5.
Rebellion
6.
Jealousy
7.
Selfishness
8.
Covetousness
9.
Fear
10.
Bitterness
11.
Hatred
12. Lust
13.Temper
14. Impatience
15. Pride
16. Stubbornness
17. Malice--"hurtful intent"
18. Greed
19. Anxiety
20. Judging 22. gossip
21. Criticism 23. Backbiting
I know this list looks and seems overwhelming, but it's God's Word and we have to take it seriously. He took us pretty seriously, but dying for us! Now we must kill our inner man!
We can't serve two masters. Luke 16:!3 Jesus doesn't want us to be lukewarm! Revelation 3:16
Lord, help us to do our part, so you can do your part and have your perfect way within us!! We have to depend and trust on the Lord to fix us up!!
Now I really hope that we can be mature enough and read this and think and say, "well we are all going to hell, what's the use, I do all of these!" That is not my intention for this post, but rather shed light on OUR sins! We all need work! I need alot of work!
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