Speaking on Sin

Dear Father,

Please lead me in every word I write. I am not a Bible Scholar. I am a Christian trying to be obedient to you and how you want me to serve you. Please let me write only what you would have me write and please let it be received by every individual in the way it is most pleasing to you. Please forgive me of my sins.

I genuinely pray this in your Sweet and Holy Name,

AMEN

Hello Friends in Christ,

Oh boy have I ever sinned. I thank and praise God that I cannot remember all of my sins. I also thank and praise him that eventually I did learn from them and understand the heartbreak it brings to God.

Of course I still sin. I will never stop sinning. None of us will, but I have become more aware of the sins I am about to let into my life and into the lives of those that will negatively affected by them, therefore, giving me a moment to think and consider my actions. Yes, I know that can be considered to be my conscience. To me it is more than that. At some point we have to turn loose of the “conscience” and realize I am making this decision. I am responsible for this decision. I will prosper or suffer from this decision. The conscience will remain with us to give us waring, but it will never prosper or suffer.

I’m sure you have seen the illustration of someone in the decision making process with an Angel on one shoulder and Satan on the other. Each one trying to persuade the person to think like they do. The Angel talking to them about how it would be wrong to do whatever they are considering while the devil is trying to convince them there really is no harm in what they are considering and then or course, throws in some temptation to sweeten the deal.

I think the illustration is very good. Is it enough though? Why is the big picture never revealed? Why is it Just good vs evil? What if the angel went further in the talk about how God will bless them if they choose to obey Christ. What if they could visualize some of the blessings? What if they knew without a doubt they would be blessed and knew how they would be blessed? Do you think they might then choose Christ over Satan? On the other hand (or shoulder) there is Satan. He is painting a picture of such wonder it makes it very hard to resist. I believe it is because God is counting on us to have faith in him. Remember how I mentioned earlier how I had learned from my sin? Is the angel testing our desire to follow Christ and to have faith without proof? Isn’t living our lives proof enough? We have sinned before. We have lived or are still living the consequences of our sin and yet here we are faced with more temptation and more decisions. Shouldn’t the decision be clear? Should we really have to weigh the good from the bad? Don’t we already know that there is no substitute for following Christ? Sounds easy doesn’t it? The more we practice it, the easier it will get. Less time will be spent on decision making and more time will be spent recognizing God’s glory. More time will be spent thanking God instead of asking for forgiveness. More time will be spent enjoying God’s blessings instead of trying to dig ourselves out of the hole we have dug.

Think about this blessing:

Proverbs 2:10-12 10For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul. 11Discreation will protect you, and understanding will guard you. 12Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse,

You should not be surprised. I am once again trying to convince you to repent of your sins and turn away from your evil ways so God can and will work in our favor and in the favor of our country. Here is another big picture. Not only are we pleasing God when we say goodbye to Satan on our shoulder, we are increasing the possibilities of God saving our country from itself.

2 Chronicles 7:14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

Dear Father in Heaven,

You are my Father. I pray to you knowing you are listening to my prayer. Knowing that you love me and knowing I will forever be your daughter.

I ask you Lord to please make me (us) aware of our sins before we act on them so we will truly consider the consequences. Most of all, let us think of guarding your heart against our sins. We do not want to break your heart. There is not one sin worth one tear shed by you, our Lord and Savior.

Please protect us from Satan’s deception. Wake us up at the sights and sounds of Satan at work and let us rebuke him immediately and forthcoming.

Let your word penetrate the hearts of all souls. Save us from ourselves and save our country from all the evil that is present and all the evil that is working its way into our country.

I love you Lord. I truly love you. I thank you for all you have done in my life. I thank you for laying this blog on my heart and I thank you that I never once had Satan on my shoulder in making the decision to be obedient to this plan you had in my life.

Please forgive me of my sins.

I pray these things in Your Sweet and Holy Name,

AMEN

God loves you and so do I. Please join me in praying for all issues that are attacking us physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. TO GOD BE THE GLORY.

Please come back to this site next week. Please let me hear from you and invite your family and friends to read and pray along with us. As God’s children, we can make a difference through prayer.

Sue Whaley – Huntsville, AL