Return to the Lord
Hosea 6
(v. 1-3) "Come, let us return to the Lord. He has torn us to pieces but He will heal us; he has injured us but he will bind up our wounds. After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will restore us, that we may live in his presence. Let us acknowledge the Lord; let us press on to acknowledge him as surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth."
My Thoughts
No matter what you do or what you've done, God will always love you. He is love and His love is great. If you turn to Him, He will heal you and restore you in Himself so that you are made new once again. The love that God has for you is so great, nothing can possibly overcome it. It breaks His heart when He sees our suffering and our sin. When we sin, He has to discipline us in some way, and that is not something that He delights in doing. God also will not overstep anyone's free will of choice. He won't stop us from sinning or others from sinning against us.
God does not want sacrifices from us. Jesus, the Son of God, was the ultimate sacrifice. Because of Him, we no longer need to make sacrifices. God desires mercy rather than sacrifice and acknowledgement of God rather than offerings. What this means is that He wants to have a relationship with us. An intimate relationship where we are one with Him, we talk to Him regularly, call upon Him and live in Him. God desires to have a relationship like this with us more than for us to make sacrifices and offerings to Him.
It is better for us to stay away from sin so that we have a full, perfect relationship with God, but God made us with the free will of choice, and we are easily tempted. No one is perfect except for God. God doesn't even care about whether we are perfect or not, He knows that we aren't and He doesn't expect us to be. He forgives us when we sin, but only if we acknowledge our sins and repent of them. Our hearts must be in the right place or our repentance means nothing. When we repent, we need to make an effort to leave the sin behind us.
It can be very difficult for us to leave the sin behind, or just to start breaking free of it, especially if it some kind of addiction. Remember that God is stronger than anything, including addiction. It is hard, and you will have setbacks, but I don't believe that God condemns us for such things, as long as our hearts are true. Make an effort, take steps to leave behind whatever sinful practice it is you struggle with. You are not required to get outside help, it can be between you and God, but you have to be diligent. God will forgive you, so you do not need to worry about that. You need to focus on God and putting an end to all sinful practices.
No one is perfect and everyone struggles with something. I am no exception. I need to do this same thing, and let me tell you, I pray every single day about certain things. I can see that I am improving, and I thank God so much for that! I know that I will never be perfect, but I also know that God is always with me and I don't need to be perfect. It would be foolish to try and accomplish such a feat. Just keep praying to God and talking to Him regularly.
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God does not want sacrifices from us. Jesus, the Son of God, was the ultimate sacrifice. Because of Him, we no longer need to make sacrifices. God desires mercy rather than sacrifice and acknowledgement of God rather than offerings. What this means is that He wants to have a relationship with us. An intimate relationship where we are one with Him, we talk to Him regularly, call upon Him and live in Him. God desires to have a relationship like this with us more than for us to make sacrifices and offerings to Him.
It is better for us to stay away from sin so that we have a full, perfect relationship with God, but God made us with the free will of choice, and we are easily tempted. No one is perfect except for God. God doesn't even care about whether we are perfect or not, He knows that we aren't and He doesn't expect us to be. He forgives us when we sin, but only if we acknowledge our sins and repent of them. Our hearts must be in the right place or our repentance means nothing. When we repent, we need to make an effort to leave the sin behind us.
It can be very difficult for us to leave the sin behind, or just to start breaking free of it, especially if it some kind of addiction. Remember that God is stronger than anything, including addiction. It is hard, and you will have setbacks, but I don't believe that God condemns us for such things, as long as our hearts are true. Make an effort, take steps to leave behind whatever sinful practice it is you struggle with. You are not required to get outside help, it can be between you and God, but you have to be diligent. God will forgive you, so you do not need to worry about that. You need to focus on God and putting an end to all sinful practices.
No one is perfect and everyone struggles with something. I am no exception. I need to do this same thing, and let me tell you, I pray every single day about certain things. I can see that I am improving, and I thank God so much for that! I know that I will never be perfect, but I also know that God is always with me and I don't need to be perfect. It would be foolish to try and accomplish such a feat. Just keep praying to God and talking to Him regularly.
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Prayer Time
Now you talk to God about what you read, and you can even read this chapter of the Bible for yourself before you do. Thanks for reading, Godbless!
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