Look Inward

Sometimes that look inward reveals some things about ourselves we seldom like to admit, but the truth of it is that we need that long look in the mirror, we need that blank stare within sometimes in order to provoke change.

Let me be the first to admit, old memories seldom fade and bad habits die hard but in an effort to make clean the spirit we must master that which is within is. I’ve challenged myself today to make know the fruits of the spirit and make less the whims of the flesh. It will be an uphill battle for much like the apostle Paul who recognized his frailty of self  he said;

“I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me”.——-Romans 7:15-17

Why not fight that good fight today, the price of victory is steep but its rewards are plentiful.

Condemnation Of the Heart(Image credits Superlative1)

Needless to say we have all had previous conditions that have helped to shape and mold us into what were are today. No matter who you are, there are things in your life that cannot simply be explained away and or wrote off as simple childhood growing pains or be bracketed into open air quotations from family and friends such as “oh its just Ryan, he’ll grow out of it” or “its just a phase”.

We are he inherent sum total of all our combined experiences whether good or bad, whether weak or strong, determined or feeble, based on our ups and downs we are the social calculation of things we have experienced. this is why in some areas on our lives we are so guarded in who we let in, and who we give access to our inner most thoughts this is also why when the mind reminds us of past sins and transgressions that we are often overwhelmed with guilt and frustration because the heart seldom lets us forget things of this nature.

There are some of us who have already identified ourselves within these words and are now drawing the line at which you are willing to remember, we often have social amnesia when it comes to bad memories but it doesn’t discount the fact that your heart wont let you rest.

And if you have a spouse or a significant other that has to deal with your baggage when you go into “sad” mode, then go ahead and multiply the guilt and the stress now dialed up to 11! But in this time of uncertainty and painful reminders I submit to you that God still has a plan for he still has reason to belive in you here he says

“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.”

Don’t let the enemy deceive you into thinking that your heart condemning you, is God condemning you for it is not so, you are made strong through his unfailing strength and you should know that in the face of great adversity He is there, for birthed out of our weakness is the revelation of his strength, for his strength is made perfect in our weakness.

Those pains of the past have no more hold over you than you allow, that mitigating trouble that never seems to set you free only sticks around because you have chosen not to take control of it or simply have chosen to avert your eyes and not deal with it.

I am convinced that we are no greater that what we believe, no matter the issue if we believe in something greater that this human condition — then we have some substance to hope for. For us here are ZionReborn, that something/someone is God, so when that feeling guilt and condemnation washes over you, speak to your troubles and command them to digress as our faith assures us that “God, who is greater than our heart knows us thoroughly”(1 john 3:20) and has forgiven us for sins we have confessed.

Don’t be lulled into thinking that you bare this burden alone, or that you’re being punished to bare it forever. It’s time to stop living your life and allowing past mistakes to dictate your future success and happiness. Its time take control once more, its time to rebuild our faith together!

W.Walker

“I know that the flowers fade and the grass withers, but the word of the Lord shall stand forever”(T.D. Jakes)