October 7, 2007 8:22 AM
michael wrote:
PROV.7 I have lived through this lesson.My past life is full of sin.But with the word I can now let it guide me.Guys sex outside of marriage is a disaster.Not just with men but with women as well we must guard our minds and hearts against sinful lustful thoughts.I know in society today this can be extremely difficult with TV and the internet its so easy to fall into satans trap,Even at my church{I don't know about yours}I have seen some women dressed like they are going to a nightclub.To me thats unacceptable.Tempting a person to sin is just as bad.Gaurd your heart and control your thoughts,confess and keep in the word.Pray for God to show you what sin is got a hold of you.Sorry if I sound kinda preachy but this really hits home for me. Romans 7 Paul starts with talking about the old law and then the new law,Christ.Then he ties it in with struggling with sin.He like many others did not know what sin was,Until I was saved.I had to learn to put to death the old life "so that sin might become uterlly sinful" Don,t fool ourselves we will always strugle with sin to some degree for the rest of our lives.We can learn from it,confess and strive to be more Christlike.The enemy will always be there until the coming of Christ.And satan will find our weakness (sinful nature) and try to exploit it.Things like If I went to that web-site just once it will be OK,or what if I go and have dinner or a drink with that person its totally inocent or you fill in the blank.We think nobody will know,but God will know.And eventually it will destroy you.I want to confess that Friday night I had a terrible nightmare.I have them often and in my dreams the abuse from my childhood comes up.These are not just dreams they fill real and I don't sleep a lot most nights.Well I get frustrated sometimes and usually when I wake up from one I go and pray and read my bible.But Friday It got me and I woke up really angry and punched the wall.I had to go to the emergency room at 3:00 in the morning.Luckily they dont think it is broken.So I ask that you guys would pray for me that the nightmares would stop and that I can control my anger.Thanks and God Bless. Reply to this
October 7, 2007 8:26 AM
Sam wrote:
Not sure if the is the last day I will be able to get an internet connection or not. So, if I can, I will set the blog up for the next few days.
Prov 7:27----another discussion related to our Mid-Week lesson about highways.
Romans 7. I memorized this chapter once, and learned a lot when I was memorizing it. Especially, the 'confusing' part about "doing what I want to do" etc. By taking the time to memorize it (no, I have forgotten it all by now), I slowed down the verses so I could do it piece by piece. In doing so, it made a lot more sense to me. I realized that the bad that I want to do (and, if you read Rich's blog yesterday, I see he is like that as well) is not because I 'the Christian' want to do it, but that 'I the sinner' does. We, unfortunately, DO have sin within, and as long as we are alive, we will want to do what the devil wants us to do. Our job, is to minimize that, trying for perfection, but will never get there until death, and keep sin at bay. Tough job. That is why we have each other. That is why we have this blog. That is why we have Jesus in our lives. To help us NOT do what we want to do, but to do what we NEED to do.
Am in Connecticut (arrived last evening). Headed to VT (that's Vermont, not Virginia Tech) later today. Then, next Sunday, headed to State College, Pennsylvania. Please pray for us for a continued successful journey. Thanks. Reply to this
PROV.7 I have lived through this lesson.My past life is full of sin.But with the word I can now let it guide me.Guys sex outside of marriage is a disaster.Not just with men but with women as well we must guard our minds and hearts against sinful lustful thoughts.I know in society today this can be extremely difficult with TV and the internet its so easy to fall into satans trap,Even at my church{I don't know about yours}I have seen some women dressed like they are going to a nightclub.To me thats unacceptable.Tempting a person to sin is just as bad.Gaurd your heart and control your thoughts,confess and keep in the word.Pray for God to show you what sin is got a hold of you.Sorry if I sound kinda preachy but this really hits home for me.
Romans 7 Paul starts with talking about the old law and then the new law,Christ.Then he ties it in with struggling with sin.He like many others did not know what sin was,Until I was saved.I had to learn to put to death the old life "so that sin might become uterlly sinful" Don,t fool ourselves we will always strugle with sin to some degree for the rest of our lives.We can learn from it,confess and strive to be more Christlike.The enemy will always be there until the coming of Christ.And satan will find our weakness (sinful nature) and try to exploit it.Things like If I went to that web-site just once it will be OK,or what if I go and have dinner or a drink with that person its totally inocent or you fill in the blank.We think nobody will know,but God will know.And eventually it will destroy you.I want to confess that Friday night I had a terrible nightmare.I have them often and in my dreams the abuse from my childhood comes up.These are not just dreams they fill real and I don't sleep a lot most nights.Well I get frustrated sometimes and usually when I wake up from one I go and pray and read my bible.But Friday It got me and I woke up really angry and punched the wall.I had to go to the emergency room at 3:00 in the morning.Luckily they dont think it is broken.So I ask that you guys would pray for me that the nightmares would stop and that I can control my anger.Thanks and God Bless.
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Not sure if the is the last day I will be able to get an internet connection or not. So, if I can, I will set the blog up for the next few days.
Prov 7:27----another discussion related to our Mid-Week lesson about highways.
Romans 7. I memorized this chapter once, and learned a lot when I was memorizing it. Especially, the 'confusing' part about "doing what I want to do" etc. By taking the time to memorize it (no, I have forgotten it all by now), I slowed down the verses so I could do it piece by piece. In doing so, it made a lot more sense to me. I realized that the bad that I want to do (and, if you read Rich's blog yesterday, I see he is like that as well) is not because I 'the Christian' want to do it, but that 'I the sinner' does. We, unfortunately, DO have sin within, and as long as we are alive, we will want to do what the devil wants us to do. Our job, is to minimize that, trying for perfection, but will never get there until death, and keep sin at bay. Tough job. That is why we have each other. That is why we have this blog. That is why we have Jesus in our lives. To help us NOT do what we want to do, but to do what we NEED to do.
Am in Connecticut (arrived last evening). Headed to VT (that's Vermont, not Virginia Tech) later today. Then, next Sunday, headed to State College, Pennsylvania. Please pray for us for a continued successful journey. Thanks.
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