| Think It Not Strange |
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| Written by Reggie Byrum |
| Saturday, 29 May 2010 08:26 |
 "Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:" - 1 Peter 4:12You may be going through a fiery trial right now. You may have been faced with a fiery trial in the past and failed miserably. What you are facing is not uncommon and unique to you. Take heart in the fact that many have gone through exactly what you are going through, and have come out winners. If you are faced with a trial or temptation and you miss the mark, don't despair. Get up, dust yourself off, repent and with extreme and overwhelming joy - move on. Strengthen yourself in preparation for the next fiery trial. Next time, you will succeed. Never, ever give up. If you fail, make the dogged determination that you will not fail next time. Spend time in the Word and on your face before God in sincere repentance. Ask God to show you how to make it through the next time you are faced with a trial or temptation. Purpose in your heart that you will never, ever quit. Don't let Satan drag you down into guilt and condemnation. "There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit." - Romans 8:1 Rebuke the spirit of heaviness and raise your arms in praise and worship to God. God inhabits the praises of His people, and you'll soon sense that soft, warm release. God wants to manifest Himself to you and through you. He can't do that if you are bogged down by guilt and condemnation. Repent and release. Repent and release. I don't care how many times it takes - repent and release. God will forgive you every single time you ask Him to. "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." - 1 John 1:9 |
