The reality of doing that is nothing more than pride,
rearing its ugly head, up in your life. That is one of the seven things that
God hates. I was going to post just that verse, but by command I must include
all of them. Pro 6:16 These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven
are an abomination unto him:
Pro
6:17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and
hands that shed innocent blood,
Pro
6:18 An heart that deviseth wicked
imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
Pro
6:19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that
soweth discord among brethren.
I know that there had to be one, or
two of my readers, that didn’t realize that God could hate, and that He is all
love. Here is your proof!! The Almighty has another side to Him. Don’t act
shocked, because it is ok. You can close your mouth now, and start breathing
again. I need to pose a question to you. Where did you think that other side of
you came from? I can see the image of Father in myself, more every day.
The basic reason, that I didn’t know,
how to get the Lord to move, in my life mightily was because, I did not know
anything about Him. I hadn’t seeked His face enough to recognize if He was
moving. Jesus was on the picture on the wall, at mother’s house!! He had yet to
become a reality in my life. I realize how bad that sounds, but it fits into the
game of religion.
I feel the need to say something
right here, and right now. Do you know what sends good people into the pits of
hell? Nothing but rejecting the blood sacrifice that Jesus made on the cross,
for our sins!! Playing the game of religion, is rejecting that sacrifice, which
the Son of God made for you, and for me. It is not about a religion, or even a
certain denomination. The bottom line is it is all about the relationship!!
Salvation is free you might be
thinking, and you are exactly right. It will not cost you a penny!! That is
only a hook though. It like that free cell phone, which some companies offer.
The phone is absolutely free, but the second that you dial numbers on the
phone, it will cost you something. There are seventeen verses in the New
Testament, where Jesus said; Follow me.
Webster’s 1869 Dictionary defines follow: 1. To go after or behind; to walk, ride or move behind, but in the same
direction. 2. To pursue; to chase 3. To accompany; to attend in a journey To obey; to observe; to practice; to act in
conformity to. It is our duty to follow the commands of Christ. . To pursue as
an object of desire; to endeavor to obtain.
It would be impossible to walk in the
footsteps of Jesus without cost, and cost is just a cute word for sacrifice. I
had arrived at this point in my life. I wanted that relationship, but I had
things holding me back. I had severe demonic addictions that I had housed for
many years. I could not do anything with them. I know this because I have tried
in my flesh to rid myself of them. The best that I managed to do was keep them
at bay for a while. I had no power, nor strength to deal with the demons that I
was carrying around.
Jesus had made the ultimate sacrifice
for me, so I needed to start making a few of my own. Honestly, the drugs and
alcohol were the easiest to get free from. Simply, because those are the ones,
that I had minimal success dealing with before. The pornography wasn’t that big
of a deal to get free from either. Although, some of the sexual hang-ups ,were
not going, without a fight. I really don’t mean to offend anybody. I am just
telling it as it was, and what I had to do with it to achieve freedom.
The worst addiction that I had with
the deepest roots was smoking. I had smoked since, I was thirteen years old. I
was forty-eight, when Jesus delivered me, from that demonic addiction!! There
were times that I would lay face down in my bed, and cry real tears of pain. It
was the most painful experience that I have ever had at times, and I do know
about suffering pain.
You know the cool thing about this is
the fact that this is not about me. It is about Jesus, who was willing to
sacrifice His blood ,for my sins, and my addictions were a part of my sins. All
I had to do now was to allow Jesus to remove them from my body!! In clearer
words, I had to become willing to give them up, and release them from my grip.
I know that I am still under
construction, and I am as far from perfect, as the East is from the West!! I can even speak the proper words of explanation
to describe, the relief that I have now. I have found in my walk with the Lord.
When Jesus requires you to turn loose of a thing, it is because, He has plans
on giving something greater in return.
You can’t go wrong walking with Jesus!!
It all starts with one step…..
……….Much Love
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