But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. (James 1:14)
I am a coward! I say this because I know it in my heart to be true. I have faltered in my walk with Christ. For some time now my outward appearance, and my actions have been "moral", but my spiritual life has been pathetic. I have compromised the sacredness of the glorious gift of my salvation by giving my time and attention over to worldly pursuits. The time I have spent in the Word is shameful, and I spend most of my prayer life apologizing to God for my lack of spiritual leadership in the home.
I started with that particular verse because it reminds me of my cowardice to admit my sins. I know I have faced some difficult times emotionally, but at the end of the day I have only myself to blame for my lackadaisical attitude towards Christ. I have spent months disgusted with myself because of this behavior, and I have cried out to God for help. However, I have been lazy, obstinate, and disobedient in my response to His Holy Spirit.
I have been so lazy that I didn't post last week, or this week. I am a coward because rather than expose myself to my trusted friends, I simply chose to avoid the situation. I started this Blog because I wanted it to be about accountability and integrity, but I am a hypocrite. I write now to confess my sins before the group that I might ask their forgiveness in the matter, and that I might receive their prayers.
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. (James 5:16)
Pray that I would put away worldly, meaningless distractions. Pray that I would be unashamed in my Biblical studies (2 Tim 2:15). Pray that I would become the spiritual leader of my family that I am called to by God (Eph 5). Pray that I would allow the Spirit of Christ to consume me in all aspects of my life.
2 comments:
Your sin is horrible. It is amazing the sun has risen today on sinners like myself and like you. But now brother, let us turn our gaze from self to Him for Whom we exist. Consider the might of His power to take cowards like myself and you to the peak of holiness. Let it sit soundly in your heart; selah. Stand and Contend; contend to abide in the place of feasting...on His statutes. Dwell with your mind the the beauty of His grace and how necessary it is, and remember our Priest, our Advocate in heaven. It remains that our sin is abominable and thus...to war with sin. Away with it from our face. We will feel the displease of His hand yet I know we will journey into the blazing delight, that is, God Himself, because God loves the Son. Let us war as we battle ourselves; I am considering with you with full assurance of my evil and with it, knowing the depth of the necessity of my full dependence...
Scalise
Hello, (Hi everyone, this is my first response and my name is Will.)
I will pray for you. Let us not forget the importance of cummunal fellowship with others to hold us acountable (I don't remember exactly where this message would be found in the Bible, but I feel I have seen it somewhere before).
Let us also not forget to throw away our XBOX 360's in the rubbage bin whenever Halo 3 gets in the way of the LORD our God :]
Let us keep in mind that we will fail again. We should have a Godly sorrow, not a worldly sorrow in these situations.
-Will
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