The Sin Within

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Often, throughout the day, it's often easy for me to see sin that I've committed. Confessing is just a matter of agreeing with God that it is sin, and turning away from desiring it; replacing it with desiring what God desires.

Submission of the heart.
Putting my own sinful desires to death.
Allowing the Holy Spirit to fill me and replace my desires with His own.

Sometimes it's not so easy.

Sometimes, on my knees, I feel filthy, yet no matter how I try I cannot find a blatant sin that I've committed.

I just know that my heart has a tremendously long way to go before I feel free from sin.

One was brought to my mind this week.
I cannot escape it no matter how much I might desire to.

Yeshua was asked what was the greatest commandment.

He replied, "To love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength." (paraphrased)

At no moment in my existence have I done this; every energy I have, put toward all-consuming love for my Lord, no thought for anything else. I could never love Him as He deserves to be loved. Even when I try, I am keenly aware of my lack of ability to do so.

I fail Him at every moment, even in the first and greatest commandment.

Yet He loves me more than I deserve to be loved.

~Faith

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The Most Difficult Thing

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The most difficult thing you will ever have to do as a follower of Christ is

to believe that God loves you as much as He says He does.

(Paul Washer)


And whether we believe a fact or not is evidenced by how we respond to it.

~Faith

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