1) To question God.
2) To Deny God.
3) To Doubt God.
These three temptations which turn into sins are destructive.
From the beginning of time, Satan has put in our ears to do these things.
Adam and Eve were the first to experience these temptations, and unfortunately they circummed to them.
Did God really say that (Genesis 3:1).
Denied God ( Genesis 3:4).
Doubt Gods purpose (Genesis 3:5).
So when have you fell into Satan's traps? he is the great deceiver.
*My life is too hard, I will go my own way
*leave my spouse
* take myself out of my children's lives (even if it is only for some of the time)
*stop worshiping God in the company of my fellow believers
*take another woman/man who will treat me like I want to be treated
*I can't take the pressures of this life, God isn't helping me
The worst Denial of God is when you let Satan put in your heart that you have sinned and are no longer worthy.
Let's deal with that one:
What does God's word say about your salvation.
Before the fall (Adam and Eve's and yours if you have fallen)
Adam and Eve (and you) lost their (your) sense of significance and felt shame.
Adam and Eve (and you) lost their (your) sense of safety and security and felt fear.
Adam and Eve (and you) lost their (your) sense of belonging and felt emptiness and rejection.
We forget that God sees everything. That He is standing there waiting for us to turn back to Him. He never turns His back on us.
We need transformation when we fall.
God desires for us to turn to Him and allow our needs to be met in Jesus Christ alone; not by our job, our spouse, our children or our sinful desire for another lover.
Satan desires for us to attempt to get those needs met in our own way and by our own strength through people, things, and circumstances. But a dead spirit and sinful nature causes darkness and ugliness to rule in our minds, wills and our emotions, but Jesus can remove the darkness and fill us with His light. He is the beautifier, the door is always open, He is always available, and the price has already been paid.
Why do you think Jesus said in :
2) To Deny God.
3) To Doubt God.
These three temptations which turn into sins are destructive.
From the beginning of time, Satan has put in our ears to do these things.
Adam and Eve were the first to experience these temptations, and unfortunately they circummed to them.
Did God really say that (Genesis 3:1).
Denied God ( Genesis 3:4).
Doubt Gods purpose (Genesis 3:5).
So when have you fell into Satan's traps? he is the great deceiver.
*My life is too hard, I will go my own way
*leave my spouse
* take myself out of my children's lives (even if it is only for some of the time)
*stop worshiping God in the company of my fellow believers
*take another woman/man who will treat me like I want to be treated
*I can't take the pressures of this life, God isn't helping me
The worst Denial of God is when you let Satan put in your heart that you have sinned and are no longer worthy.
Let's deal with that one:
What does God's word say about your salvation.
Before the fall (Adam and Eve's and yours if you have fallen)
Adam and Eve (and you) lost their (your) sense of significance and felt shame.
Adam and Eve (and you) lost their (your) sense of safety and security and felt fear.
Adam and Eve (and you) lost their (your) sense of belonging and felt emptiness and rejection.
We forget that God sees everything. That He is standing there waiting for us to turn back to Him. He never turns His back on us.
We need transformation when we fall.
God desires for us to turn to Him and allow our needs to be met in Jesus Christ alone; not by our job, our spouse, our children or our sinful desire for another lover.
Satan desires for us to attempt to get those needs met in our own way and by our own strength through people, things, and circumstances. But a dead spirit and sinful nature causes darkness and ugliness to rule in our minds, wills and our emotions, but Jesus can remove the darkness and fill us with His light. He is the beautifier, the door is always open, He is always available, and the price has already been paid.
Why do you think Jesus said in :
Matthew 18:21-23
Amplified Bible (AMP)
21Then Peter came up to Him and said, Lord, how many times may my brother sin against me and I forgive him and [a]let it go? [As many as] up to seven times?
22Jesus answered him, I tell you, not up to seven times, but seventy times seven!
Do you think He does less?
Be careful how you judge God!
Read the Parable of the Lost Son from Luke 15: 11-31 and consider yourself the lost son. Remember this is a picture of God and His children of which you are one.
to be continued...
22Jesus answered him, I tell you, not up to seven times, but seventy times seven!
Do you think He does less?
Be careful how you judge God!
Read the Parable of the Lost Son from Luke 15: 11-31 and consider yourself the lost son. Remember this is a picture of God and His children of which you are one.
to be continued...
