“ 19 Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery,[c] fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, 21 envy, murders,[d] drunkenness, revelries, and the like "(Galatians 5)
Take a pick, they all have been applicable to me . Anyways....
I sometimes with all good intents and purposes, try to lend a hand, an ear, my heart to those who may not be proactive at our church. Then I hear their gripes about why it’s hard to maintain their spiritual lives, why our church is difficult to approach about certain issues, and I catch myself straying with them. I start becoming emotionally affected and become angry and resentful towards the church along with them.
“1 Dear brothers and sisters, if another believer[a] is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path. And be careful not to fall into the same temptation yourself.” (Galatians 6, NLT version)
Notice it says, “you who are godly”, and I for one, have never ever been perceived to be Godly….I should more than anything just humbly pray instead of trying to help someone out of my own will. Allow God to guide me in bearing fruit.
For the sake of bearing one another’s burdens, don’t let their weakness in turn become your weakness.
1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free,[a] and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage. (Galatians 5)
"It ain’t Ezaay.. bein' me, will I see the Penitentiaryyyyyy or will I stay free" =/
One Love.
Jimmy
Take a pick, they all have been applicable to me . Anyways....
I sometimes with all good intents and purposes, try to lend a hand, an ear, my heart to those who may not be proactive at our church. Then I hear their gripes about why it’s hard to maintain their spiritual lives, why our church is difficult to approach about certain issues, and I catch myself straying with them. I start becoming emotionally affected and become angry and resentful towards the church along with them.
“1 Dear brothers and sisters, if another believer[a] is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path. And be careful not to fall into the same temptation yourself.” (Galatians 6, NLT version)
Notice it says, “you who are godly”, and I for one, have never ever been perceived to be Godly….I should more than anything just humbly pray instead of trying to help someone out of my own will. Allow God to guide me in bearing fruit.
For the sake of bearing one another’s burdens, don’t let their weakness in turn become your weakness.
1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free,[a] and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage. (Galatians 5)
"It ain’t Ezaay.. bein' me, will I see the Penitentiaryyyyyy or will I stay free" =/
One Love.
Jimmy
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