While condemnation tries to destroy WHO we are, conviction deals with what we have DONE. There is a huge difference between WHO we are in Christ and what we DO in life. While we have been saved by Grace through Faith (Eph 2:8-10), we are children who still…
Condemnation tries to attack and destroy your identity. It tries to convince you that YOU are a bad person because you’ve done a bad thing. It talks about WHO you are and makes you feel like YOU are garbage, not worthy to be loved. So when we allow guilt to turn us towards this lie, it causes us to run from God and the forgiveness, healing and love we crave….
Condemnation vs Conviction. When we do something wrong, not “if” but “when,” our natural response is to sense guilt. But what we do with this guilt makes a huge difference in…
We just spent the last two weeks talking about the beautiful prayer we call the Lord’s Prayer. One of the things I hope you took from those teachings is how important words are. We need to understand the power of what we say because words can either help us or hurt us. This week, let’s…
My Friends, make a commitment to lift this prayer to our God daily, but please don’t just drone it out mindlessly. Think about what you are saying ABOUT God and what you are requesting FROM God. The more sincere we are as we pray these wonderful words, the more…
…and deliver us from evil. Oh my goodness how deceptive evil things are! And how quickly we fall for the lies. I read a book once that gave an example of a hill and how holiness is on the top, while sin is on the bottom. It is easy to understand that it…
…and lead us not into temptation…this phrase is here to remind us of our weaknesses. Apart from God’s Wisdom and Strength, we will continue to get ourselves into situations that will tempt us to fall back into that old, sinner nature. Only in Christ, can we have…
