Running And Shaking It Off
What will you do when running from your past is no longer an option?
What will you do when running from your past is no longer an option?
The problem is not just that we are prone to do evil. The problem is that we embrace evil as good and celebrate our sin as something worthy to be praised.
I tried to get right back up and keep running but my leg was having none of that. So there I was, in the woods, with all the other runners passing me by. I realized then that I had three choices…
Sometimes getting a little offensive is the godly thing to do.
But despite all the miraculous signs Jesus had done, most of the people still did not believe in him. This is exactly what Isaiah the prophet had predicted: “Lord, who has believed our message? To whom has the Lord revealed his powerful arm?” But the people couldn’t believe, for as Isaiah also said, “The Lord has blinded…
If people knew the real me, they would learn that I have a past that is far from reputable, a thought life that is far from wholesome, a tongue that is far from kind, an anger that is far from under control, a pride that refuses to allow this side of me to be exposed, and an apathy that doesn’t care to change things.
The Lord replied, “Did I not rescue you from the Egyptians, the Amorites, the Ammonites, the Philistines, the Sidonians, the Amalekites, and the Maonites? When they oppressed you, you cried out to me for help, and I rescued you. (Judges 9:11-12) Read: Judges 9:22-10:18, Luke 24:13-53, Psalm 100:1-5, Proverbs 14:11-12 Relate: I am not a big fan of ferris wheels.…
The devil offers whatever he can to try to get you to follow him and not God.
Only when we understand the holiness of God, will we understand the depth of our sin.
I go through doubt. You go through doubt. Even people like Mother Theresa and Billy Graham went through doubt. Doubt is natural. It is not sin. What we do with the doubt is what matters.