Okay so i know a lot of people who live by a kind of demented grace. This is where they think,
'GEEZ! I can ask for forgiveness later!'
I hate to tell you all this but God knows our hearts, he knows when we are sincere and when we ask for forgiveness just to make it to heaven. I think this is a heart issue, if you really want to walk with God then DO! A lot of people don't know where to start, (this included me) but here's the simple solution: PICK UP YOUR BIBLE! in Joshua it says
"Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful."
I know this really works, when I don't read my bible first and last in my day, I have a much higher propensity to try and find "loop holes in grace". If you say you are a christian and don't read the bible you need to rethink some things, I feel like everyone feels like getting to heaven is easy, you ask jesus in your heart and go back to your life like always and then you get to heaven... THE PATH IS NARROW! I'm so frustrated for those of you who think this way, true we can't earn our way; but God desires to be in relationship with us, and we ask God into our lives so we can change! Hebrews 5:11 says this
11We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain because you are slow to learn. 12In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God's word all over again. You need milk, not solid food! 13Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. 14But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.
So when we are supposed to be telling people about God, we are still needing to be told! how are we going to share the news, if we don't know it ourselves! I am learning this to be so true. Here's where those loop holes come in again, do we think that some one else will go and tell others for us? are we some how special to be discluded in the appeal from God to make disciples of all nations? NOPE (read hebrews 6 also serious stuff about the danger of falling away).
I don't know if i made any sense but my point is this: there are no loop holes in grace! My brothers and sisters in christ if you have a genuine desire to follow him then meditate on his words, ask God to increase your understanding of his kingdom, and to help you with the fruits of the spirit (galatians 5 :22- 23) love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and selfcontrol. It's not easy but the end results in eternal life with the perfect love himself! ahhh it's awesome!!! I say these things in love of my brothers and sisters and I pray this :
May the lord bless you and keep you may he make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you may he turn his face to you and give you peace. Amen (number 6: 24-26)
LOVE YOU ALL!!!
The musings of a mother, wife and traveller of life
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