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I am about
to start on business work. It is 5:48 am and everything is out and ready to go,
but I know that there are things I need to bring to God first. Issues in my
heart and mind cloud my thinking. The importance of righteousness cannot be
understated.
to start on business work. It is 5:48 am and everything is out and ready to go,
but I know that there are things I need to bring to God first. Issues in my
heart and mind cloud my thinking. The importance of righteousness cannot be
understated.
- I need to go
before my God and repent of my sin and through the sacrifice of Jesus on the
cross and His resurrection three day later, - I
can come before God and ask for forgiveness - ask
Him to help me see what I did wrong - really
on His strength and mercy – grace – to not do it again - seek
Him for ways to change and how do I need to do it differently
As I seek
Him this morning, I am not just going to repent and then move on. I believe
true repentance is
Him this morning, I am not just going to repent and then move on. I believe
true repentance is
- · sincerely
feeling sorry for what I have done - ·
recognizing
the depth of my sin and offense - ·
loving
God and coming before Him with true sorrow for doing it wrong, whether it be a
thought or action - ·
receiving
God’s forgiveness and letting His light, life, and love fill that hole in my
heart that I caused - ·
standing
in His presence knowing that He does not condone my sin but that He loves me
dearly and cherishes me - ·
then
I move forward and with His help and strength I do not sin again - ·
If
I need to ask someone for forgiveness, then I need to do it swiftly and
sincerely.
My sin this
morning is a personality flaw. I’m not sure exactly how to change. I know I
need to word things differently when I talk to my husband about something I
disagree with. How can I still show respect and disagree? Am I being rude or is
he? Does he not like it when I disagree or am I being rude?
morning is a personality flaw. I’m not sure exactly how to change. I know I
need to word things differently when I talk to my husband about something I
disagree with. How can I still show respect and disagree? Am I being rude or is
he? Does he not like it when I disagree or am I being rude?
Because I
love him and truly am a peacemaker, I will seek God before I speak and I will
try to change.
love him and truly am a peacemaker, I will seek God before I speak and I will
try to change.
True love is
willing to give up and to change. True love isn’t a box of chocolates or a
bouquet of flowers.
willing to give up and to change. True love isn’t a box of chocolates or a
bouquet of flowers.
I don’t need those things or even want them. All
I want is a good relationship with my husband. I will give up anything to have
that as long as it does not cause me to sin. As I do this I must not get a
victim mentality. It is easy to feel wounded and hurt and react to it and then
feel like I am a victim.
I want is a good relationship with my husband. I will give up anything to have
that as long as it does not cause me to sin. As I do this I must not get a
victim mentality. It is easy to feel wounded and hurt and react to it and then
feel like I am a victim.
So for each
change he feels I need to make, I take it before God and ask God how to handle
it.
change he feels I need to make, I take it before God and ask God how to handle
it.
Sometimes we
think we are right and that our spouse is wrong, but what if that is not the
case? What if I am actually doing exactly what I am being accused of?
think we are right and that our spouse is wrong, but what if that is not the
case? What if I am actually doing exactly what I am being accused of?
It is a hard
pill to swallow, but I have to do it. So, I get a big glass of water and gulp
it down and hope that it does its work in my body, heart, mind, and spirit.
pill to swallow, but I have to do it. So, I get a big glass of water and gulp
it down and hope that it does its work in my body, heart, mind, and spirit.
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