BE SORRY ENOUGH TO CHANGE!
How many times have you been told SORRY by someone close to you who hurt you. You offer forgiveness only to have the similar action repeated and again you hear the word SORRY. Depending on how often this pattern repeats itself you may eventually reach the point where SORRY no longer means anything. Over time you may reach a place where you withhold your forgiveness too. What if you’re the one who finds yourself constantly saying SORRY? You are not intentional about the hurt, pain or discomfort that you keep causing. Things just seem to happen and the habit you’ve developed seemed to have become imprinted and implanted on your character. In spite of your best efforts you still cause hurt and keep repeating the word SORRY. Whichever side of the fence you may be sitting today – the one saying SORRY all the time or the one hearing it – here’s our FF to consider: BE SORRY ENOUGH TO CHANGE!
I’ve often wondered if God ever gets to the point where God has had enough of us saying SORRY. It’s almost as though I picture God saying, “you again?” But if we look at Scripture God somehow keeps calling us back to him. Christ makes it clear that he came particularly for sinners, not those who are righteous (Matt. 9:13). In teaching his disciples to pray, Jesus said these words: ‘forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.’ So God is mindful that in being tempted we may fall into sin. Yet God has made a provision for us to overcome temptation (1 Cor. 10:13). But should we give in, God’s next provision is confession of sin (1 John 1:9). But genuine confession must come from a heart that is SORRY for what was done. If not, we’re taking God’s grace for granted and making a mockery of God’s love and forgiveness. Once we are still SORRY there’s always the hope of confession and reconciliation with God. It is when we’re no longer truly SORRY and begin to justify the wrong calling it right.
What is true in our relating to God can play itself out as we relate to others. The issue is not if we love the person. It is do we love to the point where weÂ’re SORRY ENOUGH TO CHANGE? If the wife knows that her speech belittles her husband, is she SORRY ENOUGH TO CHANGE her attitude and watch her tongue. If the husband knows that his flirting ways can open up the door of unfaithfulness in marriage, is he SORRY ENOUGH TO CHANGE and make a covenant with his eyes. If the son knows that his drug addiction is grieving his parents, is he SORRY ENOUGH TO CHANGE and seek help to break the addiction. If the daughter sees that her promiscuous lifestyle is risky and shameful to what her parents envisioned for her, is she SORRY ENOUGH TO CHANGE and see that her body is GodÂ’s sacred temple?
Being SORRY but not CHANGING is human sorrow. It’s crocodile tears and nothing more. But to BE SORRY ENOUGH TO CHANGE is Godly sorrow. 2 Cor. 7:10 says ‘For God can use sorrow in our lives to help us turn away from sin and seek salvation. We will never regret that kind of sorrow. But sorrow without repentance is the kind that results in death.’ Not being SORRY ENOUGH TO CHANGE may cause us in end to lose more than we could ever imagine. So today, BE SORRY ENOUGH TO CHANGE!
Mikie Roberts (Rev)
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http://moravians.net/serendipity/index.php?/categories/1-Friday-Focus
What is true in our relating to God can play itself out as we relate to others. The issue is not if we love the person. It is do we love to the point where weÂ’re SORRY ENOUGH TO CHANGE? If the wife knows that her speech belittles her husband, is she SORRY ENOUGH TO CHANGE her attitude and watch her tongue. If the husband knows that his flirting ways can open up the door of unfaithfulness in marriage, is he SORRY ENOUGH TO CHANGE and make a covenant with his eyes. If the son knows that his drug addiction is grieving his parents, is he SORRY ENOUGH TO CHANGE and seek help to break the addiction. If the daughter sees that her promiscuous lifestyle is risky and shameful to what her parents envisioned for her, is she SORRY ENOUGH TO CHANGE and see that her body is GodÂ’s sacred temple?
Being SORRY but not CHANGING is human sorrow. It’s crocodile tears and nothing more. But to BE SORRY ENOUGH TO CHANGE is Godly sorrow. 2 Cor. 7:10 says ‘For God can use sorrow in our lives to help us turn away from sin and seek salvation. We will never regret that kind of sorrow. But sorrow without repentance is the kind that results in death.’ Not being SORRY ENOUGH TO CHANGE may cause us in end to lose more than we could ever imagine. So today, BE SORRY ENOUGH TO CHANGE!
Mikie Roberts (Rev)
HereÂ’s the link for the blog. Join in the discussions.
http://moravians.net/serendipity/index.php?/categories/1-Friday-Focus
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