Christian Living
We all go through situations that make us just want to give up on living right, especially when we know we are doing the very best that we can. There comes times when we do fall weak to our desires, heartaches and heartbreaks and allow sin into our heart, which causes us to act upon those desires; but, we should not continue in sin and waddle in it.
If you are going through something or have gone through something that seems to have gotten the best of your best, and is causing you to harbor a little hate and resentment, let it go, get up and try it again.
Becoming saved is instant; God saves you at the very moment that you confess and believe, but living saved is a process. You won’t immediately give up the selfish and sinful desires, nor will your be able to instantly break the bad habits, but the more you try and desire to, God will take it away. But, there must be a strong desire in your heart to do what is right and efforts added to that desire. If every time you get in a position where you are hurt or are struggling, you begin to have doubt about God’s power and ability, you will have a hard time living a saved and righteous life.
Once you accept Christ as your personal Savior, the battle is on, and Satan will be on your back doing everything in his power to make you stray, slip, fall, crash, crack, and turn back. There must be persistence and determination in Christian-living. You cannot give up regardless of what comes your way: betrayal, deception, mistreatment, divorce, infidelity, backstabbing, repossession, foreclosure, bankruptcy, family and friends turning their backs on you, being hated for no reason, unemployment, etc. Nothing should separate you from the love of God; that desire within you should keep you pressing on, fighting on, holding on, and going on.
If that light of righteousness dies within you, Satan has a grip on you, and you are headed for your own destruction. Continue to let your light shine; don’t allow what people do, say, think, or how they feel cause you to fall into sin because you have to answer for you, not for Mamma, Daddy, sister, brother, cousin, aunt, uncle, Grandmamma, Granddaddy, friends, relatives, enemies, supervisors, co-workers, or strangers.
God doesn’t want to hear excuses; He wants you to always try to do what is right and pleasing in His eyesight. If you have the desire and make the effort, He will take care of the rest.
As long as Satan has a string to pull, he will pull it, and your strings are whatever makes you want to give up, not forgive, harbor hate and resentment, take revenge, become angry, hurt, cry, and feel sorry for yourself. Cut the strings that Satan has controlling you; you are not his puppet – you are a child of the King.
There are times in life that burdens are hard to bare,
And we become discouraged because it seems that no one cares.
In our distress of being burdened, lost, and alone,
We are often tempted to do what is wrong.
It may even come to the point that we fall into the trap Satan has set,
And end up doing things that we know we will someday regret.
But, if you should fall weak due to situations and circumstance,
Get up and try again because God is a god of another chance.
Don’t remain there and waddle in guilt and unforgiveness,
But get up, dust yourself, go to God and confess
That you have fallen short of His glory allowing doubt to get in the way,
And in your weakness, you allowed yourself to go astray.
God will forgive you and tell you to go and sin no more;
But, you must first get up and open the door –
The door of your heart so that He can come in
And forgiven you for your transgressions and your sin.
Don’t just sit there feeling sorry for yourself
Because God’s hears you just as He hears everyone else.
Get up and try again regardless of how bad it may appear,
And don’t allow Satan to intimidate you with fear
That your sin is too big or bad for God to forgive
Because is able and willing to forgive as long as He allows you to live.
Don’t make the bad decision to walk away from righteousness and the church
And begin and desperate and foolish search
For peace and joy in that great big world of sin
Because true peace comes from the spirit of God that dwells within.
Get up and try again because you owe it to yourself.
Regain your strength and self-respect; don’t wait on anyone else.
There may be times when those closest to you will drive a stake through your heart,
And their efforts of betrayal, deception, and manipulation can seem to tear you apart,
But don’t dwell on it; just let it go
Because sees it and He already knows
The pain and suffering that you’ve gone through,
And He’s faithful in coming to your rescue.
So, when life gives you good kick in the face,
Get up and try again because with God, you can and will win this race.
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