Luke 15:20
20 And he arose and came to his father. But while he was yet
at a distance, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and embraced him
and kissed him.
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Some of us have struggled for so long with issues and the
trappings of life that we have a desire to change, and break free, but we don’t
know where to start. We are also afraid
of what it really means to be free from the struggle that has accompanied us
for so long in our lives. . . We ask and say:
“Well, Lord If I break free from, (adultery, obesity,
smoking, lusting, alcohol, sex) what will I have to fight next? What will I
have to focus on next? I don’t know what
freedom really feels like and that scares me!”
These feelings are normal and truth be told, these feelings
are some of the reasons we have relapsed back into our familiar
activities. However GOD has always been watching
you. Even before you accepted Christ and
before you even acknowledged the fact that you had a problem GOD has been
looking, and waiting, patiently. Jesus
told this parable in response to being accused of spending time with
sinners. You see GOD makes the fallen,
and afflicted his main source and business.
That means even after you are saved GOD has a vested interest in you. He wants you to battle those demons, and
better yourself that you may become an inspiration to others. He is looking for you to come to him for the
answer to all your afflictions. He is
waiting, like the Father in this parable, to see you coming to him from a
distance. You will be limping,
stumbling, bleeding, hurt and almost broke.
But your Father in heaven, will run to you, embrace you, kiss you and
restore you.
But first you have to make the decision to return to
GOD! You have to arise and look at
yourself and the source of your afflictions and call them out for what they
really are. What you call “pleasure and
satisfying your fleshly needs” is a decision to follow your way over GOD’s
way. It is a decision to align your mind
with how Satan thinks. Satan made a
choice to elevate himself over GOD. And
when we sin that is the same thing we are saying within our self. When we sin we are saying our choices and
thoughts are above GOD’s law and way. And like Satan we will fall, and lose every
time. We have to change, come to our senses, and
return to GOD. Be encouraged He is
merciful and is waiting for us to come to him.
With this said, take time to self-evaluate your life. Make the choice to rise and start walking
towards GOD. You will give yourself
resistance but GOD is not asking you to do it all by yourself. He wants to see you make your way to him in
Love with everything that is in you. You
are not alone, and GOD will not fail you.
He is the source of your peace, rest, and ultimately, your victory.
Remember I love you always, and in all ways.
Rev. M. Harrison
Coming to yourself is the hardest part. Admitting the err of your ways to You then to God. Great post
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