So Shaina and I started this thing, where we pose a question for the weekend. And over the weekend, we ask various people who we come in contact with, the QOTW (question of the week). Now if its at all possible, and with your permission, i would like to hear your responses. I shall post the question over the weekend after the commitee (shaina and I) have come up with a suitable question. And i would like to hear your response(use the blog as a sort of forum for debate or opinions)
Last weekend we asked the question,
"Why is it so hard for us to accept Forgiveness/Salvation?"
The most common answer we came up with was Pride. The idea that, we think it is something that we need to earn and not just recieve, or that we are just too plain stubborn to give up control or our lives.
The best way that i heard it described, is that it is a free gift that costs us absolutely everything. Lets be honest, I like being in control of my life. I don't really have the slightest clue as to what is good for me... but i like being able to choose. Who knew freewill would be such a pain.
We know what we need, but we also know what we want, and they all to often turn out to be two totally different things. So our pride gets in the way when we think that we know better than God does when it comes to what we need.
I know from personal experiece, that it's something i dont think i deserve. I can't comprehend that no matter what I do, no matter how many times I do it, i'm still no further away from being forgiven than i was before.
And i don't understand that, I see it through human eyes and mindset. I think that "oh, well i did it again, God must really be getting annoyed with this constant yo-yoing of my spiritual faith". But He's not.
These are just a few things that Shaina and I came up with. If you have anything you would like to add, it would be more than welcome.
Friday, November 10, 2006
Forgiveness VS Stubborness
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Pastor Jay said something that really stuck with me... "self-pity is the ultimate pride." hmmmmmmm... He also said a lot about challenging how we put OUR value system ahead of GOD's value system.
Hmm... Personally, it's hard for me to accept forgiveness because I know I will probably sin in the same way again. I guess we don't understand the mercy and grace of God, and how it has nothing to do with us. Also, our enemy would try and have us not accept the free gift of salvation, and if we did not see him as an influence, we are ignoring the reality of warfare in this life, and giving him a foothold by keeping his advances under the cover of darkness.
-Jumo
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