But I've Sinned...

I have sinned. There is no way that God will ever accept me back. Why would he want to love someone like me? 

Have you ever felt this way? The guilt of one mistake weighing down on your shoulders even though you have already repented of it. Well, if you have ever felt this way or if you are feeling this way I hope that this post can help you out. 

Just the other day I was thinking about the mercy of God. I was wondering what makes God forgive us. Especially when we have given God plenty of reasons to walk away. I started to think about all that He has brought me through and why He could ever love someone like me. In the process of pondering this thought, I decided to read the word of God to find my answers. This is what I found.

Romans 3:23-24

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; 

Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

So everyone has sinned at one point in their lives. We have all fallen short of the glory of God, yet his grace is still there for us. We are justified through his grace. He gave us that grace when he died for our sins. 

1 John 2:1-2

My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

WHAT?!? God shows us, through this scripture, that we are not to sin. Then he says that if sin happens to be present in our lives that there is an advocate. What is an advocate? According to Strong's Concordance, an advocate is one that pleads the cause of another, a comforter, and a counsel for defense. God will actually fight for us if we repent. He is the propitiation for our sins. What does propitiation mean? According to Strong's Concordance, propitiation is God's blood atonement for our sin. He is the sacrifice for our sins. Guess what? He not only is all of this for you and I but for the whole would! That's crazy right?? 

In conclusion, we don't have to beat ourselves to a pulp about everything we have done. The only thing that we really need to do is repent of our sins. In doing this, we allow God to become the advocate for our sins, but when we hold back from God because we feel unworthy or worthless we take away the power that God has. When we don't allow ourselves to be open with God, he can't be open with us. I encourage you today to find a place and tell God about your problems. He is not far from you today. Let him have control of your situation. Let him be your advocate in this very moment.

Psalm 34:17-18

The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

Psalm 51:17

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not

He loves me, he loves me not.

In life, we should not allow flowers to guide us in relationships. Maybe I'm just tired of hearing people say, "There is no man for me. There will never be a man for me." 

If we rely on what we thought was good for us, then we would never have found a deep relationship with God and we would never know the power of God. We have to stop picking at flowers and start trusting in Jesus. Maybe that man you have been drooling over isn't the one. You may need to take a step back and see if your heart is right with God. Is this man leading you to God or away from God? When you are confronted about how much time you are spending with him, do you get an attitude? Is your spirit right? Can you meekly and humbly take correction from the authority God has placed in your life? Do you respect the pastor and pastor's wife that God has placed in your life? If not then maybe just maybe you should pray some more about your relationship.

 Just like flowers our ideas and what we think is right will wilt away. Our will is nothing but the will of God is everything. Let God work in you and do His good work before you try to get a relationship with a man. It's not worth the heartache. Trust me, God has great plans for someone that trust and respects his will.  Most of the time our lives will crumble when we step out of the will of God and try to do our own will. Turn it over to Jesus and he will give you the man of your dreams. Give your life to God and to his will; the blessings will come. Stop letting self get in the way of the power and glory of God in your life. 

I had a preacher tell me once, "It is better to be single and trying to find a man than to be married and be unhappy for life." I believe these are the wisest words I have heard in a long time. Don't make the mistake in choosing the wrong man when you could have the best man for you. The man created and designed just for you. Just wait a little longer. Hold God to his promises and draw closer to him. He'll send your man your way and you will live the happy ever after that you have always wanted.