Sin....I figured I would start with this word because a lot of people are going to stop reading this post just due to the first word I used. But, it is important to understand sin and what it does to our lives...
Lately God has really been pressing it on my heart that people label things in their life as either sin, or ok to do. But I feel that it's not quite that easy. Yes, there is a long list of things we may never do, or at least try really hard not to do because we know they are sin. No doubt about it. And it is good to recognize those things and avoid them, but what about the things that "cause" sin your life. How often do we stop and evaluate our life enough to know what things we label as "ok" are really causing sin in our lives? What....you mean something that may be morally ok could still be causing sin in my life? How? Well James 4:17 says "So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin." Ouch, right! So this means there could be things in my life that would be sin for me, that may not be sin for someone else? Yes! My struggles are not your struggles and yours are not someone else's. A very practical example of this could be if I spend hours in front of a TV each night. If this is causing me to not spend time with God, causing me to miss opportunities to do ministry or even taking away from my time with my family...then it is causing sin in my life. Notice I didn't even touch on what I may be watching. It may just be the place that I have given "TV time" in my life. Now you have to look at your own life and evaluate what "ok" things have you given to much time to you in your life. What things hold your interest and are they holding your interest more than time with God, time with your family, time doing ministry? For each of us this could be something different and if you really want to put that to the test then fast from that thing and see how much time you have freed up because of it. Sure, I believe God loves us to enjoy life and have hobbies, He is not a mean God. But because of all He gives to us day in and day out.....those things should not be taking up so much of your time or thoughts that they are held above Him...or above your time with Him. Simply said, anything that separates us from God...is sin!
God, help us purge our lives of the unnecessary things that keep us busy. God please help your people get real with you and show us the things we have placed before you....even the relationships in our lives God that we have kept in a unhealthy place. I'm sorry God for anything I have placed before you by the amount of time or thoughts that I have dedicated to them. I will do better at not letting anything come before you, or between us God! Thank you for your grace and mercy when I have done it wrong. In Jesus name, Amen.
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