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As God continued
to talk to us about the so called 'respected sins' as we defined
it in the last article, I realized that they are somewhat like
the blinking of our eyes.
Do we ever
think when do we blink the eyes, they just keep blinking and we
don't even notice them. Majority of right-handed people put
their left leg in the pants first while wearing clothes. Did you
ever notice that?
Respected sins
are such sins which go unnoticed even though they are there in
our lives, quietly working day and night - to degrade our
spiritual life. We don't even think about them. I want to name a
few here:
- Fear
- Worry
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Frustration, and
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Unthankfulness
Are they not so
much part of our lives? We do come across many situations where
we are afraid or at least worried. Sometimes, when things do not
go our way, we get frustrated and therefore also unthankful to
God - as if we were saying - not your will but my will be done -
and when it did not happen we grumble and remain unthankful.
Do we really
see them as sins? Yes, they are sins.
In my opinion,
sin is disobedience to God's commands with a heart of distrust.
So when God says,
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say - rejoice... Do not be
anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and
petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God
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[Philippians 4:4,6]
and,
Be joyful always, pray continually; give thanks in all
circumstances, for this is the will of God for you in Christ
Jesus.
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[1 Thessalonians 5:16-18]
and,
For God did not give us spirit of fear and
timidity...
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[2 Peter
1:7]
Does he not
mean them? If he means them, what do we do by being worrying,
fearing, frustrating and being unthankful? Is it not disobeying
him and therefore sinning against him? Is it not like saying in
our attitude that God we know that you exist, but who knows
whether you can handle this situation or not, therefore I am
worried. What a pity that we cannot trust completely on the God
who created the heavens and the earth and everything which
exists.
Yes, the main
reason of all such sins is - not trusting in God completely. Can
we take a decision today that we will trust in Him completely in
ALL our circumstances - good or bad, easy or difficult and will
not worry but give thanks to Him because He is in control and
will bring goodness in everything for us who love him and serve
him with reverence.
Lets confess
today before God that we have allowed all these negative
emotions in our lives but not anymore. Lets ask God's strength
so that we may live by faith and glorify him in our lives. Lets
pray:
God, we thank you for opening our eyes to see these
hidden sins in our lives. Today we confess that have not
trusted you completely in several circumstances and have
cribbed. Lord forgive our sins and fill us with the power of
your Holy Spirit so that we can live free of these sins in
future and bless you by our words, actions and attitude.
Lord be glorified in us. In Jesus name we pray, Amen.
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