Hi again folks, this Set Apart Girl. Tell me, have you ever fallen and gotten a bruise? For most of us the answer would be yes. Well, did you notice how the pain got worse before it got better? You fall and the pain is bad but it is nothing compared to what you feel a day later or even a couple of hours later.
Well, falling in this Christian journey is much like that. We fall, we ask for forgiveness and we get back up but the pain doesn't go away as quickly just like wounds don't heal overnight. I'm afraid that it takes a lot more to climb back up to where we have fallen from than it does to fall to the temptation. But friends, the main thing is that we get back up. Yes,our actions have consequences but "if we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse of from all unrighteousness" (1 John 1:9).
So I encourage you to press on past the pain, past the hurt because God has said in (Isaiah 57:16),"I will not accuse forever, nor will I always be angry, for then the spirit of man would grow faint before me--the breath of man that I have created." God punishes us but His mercy is great, His loves reaches to the heavens and His faithfulness to the skies (ref. Psalm 36:5) and He will always welcome us back with open arms (this is not an excuse for sin. God cannot be mocked and anyone who knows Him cannot continue willfully sinning) but if we are repentant, if we are truly sorry then we can boldly approach His throne of grace where we can obtain mercy and find grace in our time of need. (ref. Hebrews 4:13)
For now the pain might seem unbearable but you must believe that God will finish the work He has started in you as He has promised. (Philippians 1:6) says "Being confident of this very thing that He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ". Hang on, hang in there and don't give up. Continue to walk in the light of His presence.
These are the lyrics to a song by Donnie McClurkin. I hope you are encouraged to keep fighting. Stand on God's Word.
Well, falling in this Christian journey is much like that. We fall, we ask for forgiveness and we get back up but the pain doesn't go away as quickly just like wounds don't heal overnight. I'm afraid that it takes a lot more to climb back up to where we have fallen from than it does to fall to the temptation. But friends, the main thing is that we get back up. Yes,our actions have consequences but "if we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse of from all unrighteousness" (1 John 1:9).
So I encourage you to press on past the pain, past the hurt because God has said in (Isaiah 57:16),"I will not accuse forever, nor will I always be angry, for then the spirit of man would grow faint before me--the breath of man that I have created." God punishes us but His mercy is great, His loves reaches to the heavens and His faithfulness to the skies (ref. Psalm 36:5) and He will always welcome us back with open arms (this is not an excuse for sin. God cannot be mocked and anyone who knows Him cannot continue willfully sinning) but if we are repentant, if we are truly sorry then we can boldly approach His throne of grace where we can obtain mercy and find grace in our time of need. (ref. Hebrews 4:13)
For now the pain might seem unbearable but you must believe that God will finish the work He has started in you as He has promised. (Philippians 1:6) says "Being confident of this very thing that He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ". Hang on, hang in there and don't give up. Continue to walk in the light of His presence.
These are the lyrics to a song by Donnie McClurkin. I hope you are encouraged to keep fighting. Stand on God's Word.
WE FALL DOWN
We fall down but we get up
We fall down but we get up
A saint is just a sinner who fell down
And got up
~Donnie McClurkin
"For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to your goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love...for if you do these things, you will never fall, and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ." (2 Peter 1:5-7 & 10-11)
~ This is Set Apart Girl signing out...until next time :)
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