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rick:
I believe everyone has a favorite sin that they /me enjoy doing even though they /me know inwardly its not right. My favorite sin isn't so favorite anymore but rather a thorn in my side. I was reading in the book of Romans that Paul had a thorn in his side also.

Paul went on to say that when he went to do good evil was present and that the thing he wanted to do that he didn't do but the thing he didn't want to do was the thing he did do , he also said that with his mind he served the law of God but with his flesh the law of sin and ask who would save him from this body of death, he concluded by saying thank you Jesus Christ.


I'm not sure that which is transpiring within me but things aren't the same with me after reading the lake of fire especially the free will series ,I don't want to say that I don't have thoughts like anyone else cause that would be deceiving but my favorite sin isn't so favorite anymore .
Forgive me please but my life seemed fine before I read the lake of fire, now its like I have nothing but calamity's in my life or this life I'm living.

There is a part of me that does want to say to God  take this cup from me I do want to drink from it and yet let your will be done and not my will but I know who's going to win that one anyways so I will not ask.

I guess I have to go through these things I'm now experiencing and maybe its better now than later but I do wish I could find some place to hide away if that were possible but I know its not.

Maybe most of you here can relate to these things I say but none the less I feel as though I'm in uncharted waters or maybe I should say lake of fire.

I guess its easy to say praise you Lord but its hard when ones whole life is being turned upside down, Guess God knows how to get my attention. If I were to say that I'm brave to you it would be dishonest of me, I'm scared , maybe I'm afraid to let go of the life I'm so comfortable with after all its the only life I've known.

I meditate on the last night of ours Lords life in the garden and how he agonize knowing what was about to happen to him in just a few short hours and he also ask to have the cup he was about to drink from taken away too but He Jesus said not my will but your will be done Father.

I guess Jesus knows what I'm going through and he knows of my fears but I have to also say not my will be done but your will be done in me Lord.

I guess one should be careful of what they read but could it of been any other way, I doubt it and besides when God wins which he always does then we win too.   

Love and peace to all of you.

Rene:

--- Quote from: Rick on October 10, 2013, 10:34:17 PM ---
My favorite sin isn't so favorite anymore but rather a thorn in my side.


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It is a process, Rick.  The conversion of the heart.  If Christ is making your "heart" anew, your sinful nature will be exposed and dealt with.  It is a necessary part of the process.  He will show you who you truly are from the heart, and He will show you that it is only through Him that you can change, as the Apostle Paul fully understood.

It is a good thing that your "favorite sin" is becoming unpleasant for you.  It is also a good thing that your life is in a "state of calamity."  It sounds like the process (conversion of the heart) has begun. 8)

René

Kat:

Hi Rick,

Well I remember back when I was still in church that a part of my prayer was 'please show me the truth.' I prayed that for a long time and did not have it happen when I first asked for it or for a long time as I continued to ask. But at the right time, and not until He had fully prepared me, then He brought me to Bible-truths and opened my eyes and boy then I had more truth than I knew what to do with.

It was great to see all this truth, to day after day have profound truths revealed while reading Ray's articles. So God had shown me the truth that I had asked to have for so long, but now I had to do more, much more than just know these truths, I had to apply these truths that I was learning to my own life. Now that is so much more than just seeing and knowing truth.

So as you were saying, when my sins were revealed I no longer enjoyable them and even found them to become intolerable. So as we struggle with the beast that becomes so annoyingly resistant to change and tries to hang on to that old way of living, the spirit within gives us victories. So the process goes on for the rest of our lives.

Something I have come to realize is that the more I progress forward in embracing these truths, the more I become isolated. First I left the church and many 'friends' I had there... but it seems that church was really the only thing that I had in common with them, so none of them remained. But I have also noticed that I am getting more distant from my family (mainly extended family) as well. Getting together with them for 'fun' things is not so much fun anymore and even holidays is not what it used to be.

But even though I don't desire to be isolated, it's kind of funny that it's not bothering me that much either. I mean I see family regularly, but not nearly as much as before and I'm okay with that.

I think we have to come to appreciate the time that God gives us for study, meditation and prayer. And if our heart would rather be doing things with family and friends, then chances are that we will drift right back out into the world with them.

John 15:19  If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.

Mat 6:24  "No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.

You just got me to thinking about things...

mercy, peace and love
Kat

longhorn:
My favorite sin..... All of em.

Rhys 🕊:

--- Quote from: longhorn on October 11, 2013, 11:50:46 AM ---My favorite sin..... All of em.

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haha....very good longhorn

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