Join Me On the Journey

This evening, I would like to share an email that my sister forwarded to me from her sister-in-law.

Theresa writes:

Good morning Ladies:

It has been on my heart the last couple of weeks that Satan is on the attack. I know he always is, roaming everywhere seeking to destroy whatever he can. But I sense him being extremely aggressive lately…maybe not with me…but with many that I love, including some of you.

Well, just as I pray on this, and ask for special protection, along comes a devotional lesson that addresses the subject of what Satan often does to me: he takes something that happens and helps me to blow it up, to wrap me up in lies, and to twist me in such a knot that all I seem to believe is lies about being worthless and the scum of the earth. Even though I am repentant and come to the feet of Jesus to ask for His forgiveness and guidance, I cannot let go of these horrible feelings. Then I completely forget God’s truth — though I am a sinner, He still loves me and want me to be free in his forgiveness!

So, here is Beth Moore’s lesson that reminded me of how valuable I am (and you are) to God: (content from Praying God’s Word Devotional Journal Copyright 2002 Broadman & Holman Publishers Nashville, TN)

He gives us more grace. That is why the Scripture says: “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” James 4:6

Never in all of Scripture did Christ resist the repentant sinner. Indeed, forgiveness is why He came. So, when we approach God in genuine repentance, taking full responsibility for our own sins, our prison doors swing open. Tragically, though, too many of us sit right there for years in our prison cells, living in torment of guilt, feeling unreleased from repetitive sins.

Satan knows that forgiveness leads to freedom, so he takes on the role of tormentor, taunting us with guilt and condemnation. He does everything he can to see to it that we don’t forgive ourselves. But we have God’s promises that our penalty has been paid, our time served, our guilt expunged. We can walk forward in His truth.

Satan can scream and holler all he wants to. We’re free to ignore him.

Father God, thank you for declaring no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death (Romans 8:1-2). Help me to understand that the loving chastisement that might come to me after I have rebelled against You is only in the purest Father’s love and is never to be confused with condemnation (Hebrews 12:6).

My faithful God, if I claim to be without sin, I deceive myself and the truth is not in me. But if I confess my sins, You are faithful and just and will forgive me my sins and purify me from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:8-9).

Maybe this is not you right now. But I know that even though I am in a good place right now as I type this, there is likely to be a time when this will apply to me again. I am working on it, but because I believed Satan’s lies for so long, he knows that my self-worth and the way I view myself (instead of seeing myself through God’s eyes) is a vulnerable spot.

And even though I know I am free, when I do something (and it doesn’t have to be big) I have a hard time forgiving myself and I climb right back into that prison cell. I guess I need to work on believing I am free.

If you know someone this message might help….please pass it on to them.

Have a blessed day!

Theresa

I really appreciated her heart and I thought I would pass this on. I pray you are blessed by it.

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