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I AM AN 80 YEAR OLD MALE, BORN AGAIN, CHRISTIAN WITH A LOVE FOR JESUS. I DO NOT GET OUT MUCH ANYMORE BUT FIND THAT TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT THE LOVE JESUS HAS FOR THEM IS NOT ONLY WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO BUT SOMETHING THAT THE WORLD NEEDS.
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"ARE YOU DOING GOD'S WILL IN YOUR LIFE?" BY DAVID MCMILLEN
ARE YOU DOING GOD'S WILL IN YOUR LIFE?
I POSTED A MESSAGE FROM MY GOOD FRIEND MICK ALEXANDER A FEW YEARS AGO AND I WAS THINKING THAT SOME OF YOU THAT ARE NEW TO READING MY MESSAGES COULD BENEFIT FROM IT. THEREFORE, I AM POSTING IT AGAIN. IT WAS ABOUT CONFESSING AND REPENTING. THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENCES IN THE TWO. JUST READ BELOW AS HE MAKES IT SO CLEAR.
What does it mean to confess?
Let's imagine that confessing sins is just admitting that we have sinned. So, if I lust and admit it to God then He will forgive me.
If I do the same thing next day He will forgive me again.
If I do the same thing next day He will forgive me again.
If I do the same thing next day He will forgive me again.
So if I continue to lust day after day and continue to admit it then I will be forgiven every time. Does the Bible really teach this? Can I lust daily, simply admit it, and expect God to forgive me day after day after day for the rest of my life? If so, then I have an open licence to sin so long as I admit to sinning. But the fact is, God will not forgive us if we simply say to Him, "Yes, I did it." To be forgiven, we must confess with a sorrowful heart and be willing to repent, that is, turn away from sin.
Let's look at what it means to repent.
Repenting is a change of mind which results in a change in the way we do things. If repenting just meant to change my mind, and not change my ways, then I could slap you and say, "I repent", and then continue to slap you again and again, day after day. And you will have to forgive me every time as I have changed my mind about slapping you, I just haven't changed my ways. Of course this is nonsense. The real meaning of repent is to turn away from sin and stop doing it.
WHEN I WAS YOUNG I WAS LIVING WITH A WOMAN I WAS NOT MARRIED TO. I WAS A CHRISTIAN AND I KNEW THIS WAS WRONG AND I REPENTED EVERY NIGHT BEFORE I WENT TO SLEEP, KNOWING I WAS NOT GOING TO CHANGE ANY TIME SOON. I WAS HOPING GOD WOULD FORGIVE ME BUT HOW COULD HE? IF I HAD REALLY REPENTED, I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN OUT OF THAT RELATIONSHIP. THE DESIRE TO REPENT COMES FROM GODLY SORROW AND LEADS US TO SALVATION AS IT SAYS IN 2ND CORINTHIANS 7:10 (NIV) "Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death." PRAISE GOD THAT HE LET ME LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO UNDERSTAND THIS AND REALLY BE FORGIVEN.
I HOPE THIS WILL OPEN SOMEONE'S EYES THAT MIGHT BE IN THE POSITION I WAS IN. BELIEVE ME, IT FEELS SO GOOD WHEN YOU KNOW YOU ARE DOING GOD'S WILL.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
