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However, it seems that all criminals think they can talk their way out of their crimes. This mindset of thinking you can talk your way out of a misdeed appears to be part of humanity’s fallen condition.
However, it seems that all criminals think they can talk their way out of their crimes. This mindset of thinking you can talk your way out of a misdeed appears to be part of humanity’s fallen condition.
God knows that when we start our walk with Him we will still be distracted by worldly “winds.” Because God knows us, He allows us to experience failure and the Holy Spirit’s conviction when we glance away from Jesus.
We find so much to be thankful for in the Scriptures. So many promises from God. So much encouragement, so much love, so much intent and purpose for each of us.
A person’s worldly history is expunged when they are reborn. Each of God’s children is born the same way – by grace, through faith, as a gift of God (Ephesians 2:8-9) It matters not who someone was. What matters to God, is that person His child.
It’s the laying down of our lives for small things that so easily trips us up.
Paul reminded his “son” that he had been shown how to use the tools and skills that had been given to him; so he needed to use them. Knowing “how” is wonderful but our Father’s expectation is that, by faith, we use our “how”.
One of our jobs as representative of Jesus in this world is to absorb the bumps and jolts and thuds that happen around us.
I had a good relationship with Jesus, but I still had much to learn; always do. However, you see, I hadn’t discovered the three keys to living my life for Jesus.
We should not believe that God will reach the same conclusions that we reach.
The one true God. The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The Ancient of Days. The triune God – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – loves you. He loves you deeply, individually, and uniquely.