Ever had one of those moments when you knew you were in a spiral headed no where? Where you were on the wrong track if even on a track at all? Ever lied to everyone around by saying you were fine, good, or ok? Ever had thoughts that you shouldn't? Ever used your time in a way you knew was not pleasing to the Lord? Ever had that one moment where you hit the ground and bounced so hard it knocked the sense into ya? Well I think we all have those moments, even us as Christians. It could a certain circumstance or something from the past but know it isn't the end of the world. Today I read Romans 3:23 that says "we all have sinned and fall short of the Glory of God." How do you get back up? How do you recover? How do you get back on track?
One of the hardest things for me to do is to get real with God. I mean I'm not telling him anything he doesn't already know. But we have to get right with him. We have to come clean from the very behavior that threw us off track. The peace that comes after talking to God is so good and so worth it! So cry and pour your heart out to God but get right with him. Then ask for forgiveness. He needs to cleanse us and wash the sin from us and ultimately forgive us. Think about David. He kinda blew it with God but then got his life right. He didn't make any deals with God, he didn't try to make his sin seem really small. He changed his life and asked for forgiveness. All sin big or small needs to be dealt with. And then we really have to turn away from that behavior. We have to own it. God will forgive us and allow us a fresh start. This start will guard our hearts and we won't want anything to do with that sin.
As Christians we can use our past transgressions to help others. We can have him use us and our sin to glorify Him, if we just let him. God loves us. He wants to forgive us and take our sin from us. He wants to cleanse us and make us whole. I guess I need to work on allowing him to work him me and truly experience his Love and power in my life. I need a fresh start in God's grace.
Father, forgive me where I have failed you. Forgive me where I have failed or upset others. Forgive me for poor time management with time with you Lord and time with family. I have used my time to seek gratification in the world and not you Lord. Please cleanse me and make me new in your eyes. Make me a vessel for you Lord and show others your kindness and compassion. Minimize any consequence from my sin Lord. Allow for relationships to be rebuilt to honor you. Thank you Jesus for eye opening experiences and friends you have placed in my life. I love you Jesus. Amen.
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