You reflect on the situation and several emotions come to you; embarrassment, regret, being exposed and conviction. But thank God for His grace! He brought us out of the situation as a better being and helped us look BACK on our shortcomings. You can only look back at something that you've gotten PASS! And don't worry about being exposed. ..for the light makes everything visible. This is why it is said,“Awake, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will give you light." Ephesians 5:14. All who do evil hate the light and refuse to go near it for fear their sins will be exposed. But those who do what is right come to the light so others can see that they are doing what God wants. John 3:20-21 It is not actually you being exposed but an evil way you possessed. .
This puts me in mind of an episode of ' Go Diego, Go! '. . .for those unaware, it is a cartoon on Nickelodeon station. Diego's daily mission is returning various animals throughout the world to their homes and out of harms way. In this one particular episode, Diego was helping an anaconda get back to it's family. It had someone strayed away. He belonged in the rainforest but he somehow ended up in a desert area. This is bad for anacondas; as they cannot be exposed to direct sunlight for long periods of time. So Diego asked the audience to run with him from tree to tree while holding the anaconda until the destination was reached. The anaconda loved being in the shade.
Here is what I see in this episode: the serpent using someone with good intentions to maneuver throughout the land. It is using this vessel- because it cannot do it without a vessel-to assist him in trying to disturb fruitful tree after fruitful tree, until he reaches his destination. . .HELL. Unfortunately that person with good intentions is going there as well as he is unaware where the serpent is leading him. You know the old saying "the road to hell is paved with good intentions."
We have to be sure to use our previous shortcomings as testimonies to save the Diego's of the world from Satan's trap. We also have to save these fruitful trees as Satan is trying to sneak his way within them and have them wither away. They are thriving in an otherwise desolate land and are easily spotted by him. Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. 1 Peter 5:8 As I watched this part of the episode, I kept saying "Satan, you can run but you can't hide! The Son sees you!" Hallelujah!
After Satan does damage he then puts it off on you; blaming you, condemning you. But there is no condemnation in Christ Jesus! Romans 8:1 The devil is a liar! John 8:44 Thank God for exposing and purging us of things unlike Him. His conviction, not condemnation allows you to grow closer to Him. He's removing those blessing blockers. They come in all forms but they must return from wince they came; the devil! So stay strong in Jesus! He has you covered. . .with His BLOOD!
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Sade' I felt like you were talking to me. i've been going thru something like that lately myself. When you get a chance please call me.
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