Finding Peace part 3
By Ashley Thomas One of the great destroyers of peace is sin. Sin has consequences on the human soul. A child of God knows the destructive impact that sin has over ones mind, hope and confidence. Many today are so laden with guilt, that they do not know or have yet to experience peace. A person may say but I have sinned big time how could I possibly have peace? While it remains true, that the memories may never be erased and shame fills the heart, it is imperative that one does not allow guilt to lead to ultimate despair. Guilt must not be yielded to the point of hopelessness, for there is no one who can stand under its weight. Instead the child of God should open the door to mercy and quietly wait, that the soul in due time may be restored. If you have been void of peace lately, you need to submit your mind to the truth of Gods word. Scripture says in John 1:17 The law was given by Moses but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. May I offer you five suggestions, if this be the condition of your soul today. (1) Be continually engaged in exercising faith, hope, and love. (2) Acknowledge grace, freely rejoice in it and in the presence of God. (3) Thank the Lord for this being a special offer - a free gift from Him. (4) Use your liberty to approach the throne of grace, even when the confidence is absent. (5) Walk carefully. If you have fallen, do not remain there but quickly rise and wash your conscience in the blood of Christ A word of advise as you put these suggestions into operation in your life, do not expect, at first, to receive again the measure of peace and intimacy which you had prior to you losing your peace, but rather, remain humble and acknowledge the crumbs of grace and feed upon it. Pour out your heart before the Lord in order that some hope may in due time arise and quietly follow the leading of the Spirit who turns His hand to the meek, comforts the humble, and who giveth more grace. Shalom! Ashley Thomas http://www.ariseshine.org.au is the lead pastor of an emerging church in Brisbane Australia and is the writer of Praise The Lord It’s Friday a weekly article of life and encouragement. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Ashley_Thomas http://EzineArticles.com/?Finding-Peace-part-3&id=226305 underwear fetish stories wife fuck chat young incest fucking summer coed camp in texas
