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Regrets, resentment, and holding grudges
Dave in Tenn:
You're only part right there, Rick. I'll leave you to figure out which parts. Not to say this may ALL be true of you right now. I'm not your judge.
Bob has hit it on the head here. I'll only add, that we are called to "leave behind" all these encumbrances. But I'll admit, we do have to deal with them somehow before we can.
Mat 5:29, 30 `But, if thy right eye doth cause thee to stumble, pluck it out and cast from thee, for it is good to thee that one of thy members may perish, and not thy whole body be cast to gehenna. And, if thy right hand doth cause thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast from thee, for it is good to thee that one of thy members may perish, and not thy whole body be cast to gehenna.
Get on with it.
rick:
Hello Dave,
If I didn’t know better, I would think your insinuating I don’t know it all yet, Lol
So, after reading your reply I went back to re read what I had wrote that you found an issue with one or more statements I made.
The only light I can operate in is the light Christ has given me, so I think maybe the statement I made as far as its obvious to me God has no intentions of setting us free from sin in this age could be what your referring to but you didn’t say but left that up to me to figure out which part I’m right about.
That maybe only true for me at this precise moment in my walk with God, that’s not to say tomorrow will be the same but from where I’m at I should say its possible but highly improbable that I should find myself sin free in this age, it would be nice although.
Maybe its my statement that I made putting all the blame on God, if that’s it , my meaning was only that God is responsible for everything yet we are accountable for our actions and our choices.
I’m not sure what you felt was inaccurate with what I had said but hopefully I had nailed it in this reply.
God bless. :)
Dave in Tenn:
Sinner that I am, I am finding that 'salvation DOES come through faith'. Keep faith, Rick. If you have it, keep it.
The end result is SURE. Is there any 'good' that would better be put off until later? Is there any 'bad' that it's better to stop later than sooner?
I'm not so sure He even wants us to start with the 'biggies'. If we are not faithful in the little things, how can we be 'trusted' with the big ones?
I'll give you a parable. :D I am a fair-to-middling rhythm acoustic guitar player (at least I was when I played more). I didn't learn to play guitar by either 1. Banging it against the wall or 2. NOT playing guitar because I sucked at it.
Obviously, sometimes it's harder. Some of us barely know what a guitar IS. ;D And some have no desire to play. And some have desire, but well and truly suck. And some are playing the heck out of an autoharp because somebody TOLD them it was a guitar, or at least as good as a guitar.
But we don't 'learn guitar' by 'not practicing'. Do what you know. Do what you can. Grow in knowledge and proficiency with the guitar. Strum till your fingers bleed. You'll be a guitar player and it may surprise you (and probably will) when you realize you are. Somebody is still gonna be better than you, but that's OK. We call them 'guitar heroes'. They urge us on.
We learn in increments, and make a lot of mistakes along the way. But we try not to repeat them, at least not to make a habit of them.
And then there is 'lead guitar'. That's not an entirely different set of skills, but a different type of playing.
Keep your eyes on the prize, Rick. Don't fret about when it will come, it will come when you're ready for it.
Dave in Tenn:
Here's a heap of encouragement for you, Rick. A lot of people see this post as 'ammunition' in arguments, but the 'salvation of all' INCLUDES THE SALVATION OF RICK!!!!!
Keep these handy for your OWN heart when you find yourself troubled.
http://forums.bible-truths.com/index.php/topic,11798.msg101959.html#msg101959
Ian 155:
--- Quote from: largeli on September 29, 2014, 02:43:42 PM ---Let me ask you all a question..
Is having regrets or resentments about anything in your past, whether perpetrated by you or perpetrated against you, is it an indictment against God subconsciously?
Again I'm not talking about repentance. I'm talking about looking back on your life and wishing certain things would've been different.
--- End quote ---
Arc once said it this way to me "now there is a lesson in sovereignty" ;)
we can howl,moan,cuss all we like -- God does have his way.
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