"Bedside Blessings" by Charles Swindoll is sitting on my nightstand. I sometimes read the devotion for the day before I go to sleep. So last night I open the book to November 9......
"The simple fact is this: If we sow a lifestyle that is in direct disobedience to God's revealed Word, we ultimately reap disaster.
The consequences of sin may not come immediately... but they will come eventually. And when they do, there will be no excuse, no rationalization, no accommodation. God doesn't compromise with consequences. When the bill comes due, the wages of willful sin must be paid in full.
'Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? May it never be! Romans 6:15'"
Well, that made for a good nights sleep.... NOT!
So does that mean if you make your bed, you have to lie in it? Even if you ask forgiveness? Do you just need to come to a place of peace with your circumstances? This is something that I am really struggling with. Maybe God keeps you in a place of uncomfortableness to help refine your character, not make your life miserable as a form of punishment. Or maybe this is just part of living in a fallen world.
Hmmmm.....
Maybe God keeps you in a place of uncomfortableness to help refine your character, not make your life miserable as a form of punishment.
ReplyDeleteI think that is the answer. When we reach a certain level of discomfort, we realize how our sinful behavior got us there, and we repent. God does forgive. Sometimes He will allow us to remain in the consequences, but I think often He will ease our suffering and make a way out of it.