Sunday, February 21, 2010

Sunday Thoughts from the PEWSIDE

Rationalizing-The quickest way for a relapse into sin

Today's Sunday Message came from the book of James Chapter 1. It dealt with the temptations that christians deal with and the winding path that rationalizations lead to. It was a message that spoke to me. How easy and how fast to do we rationalize the things we do. We have that moment in which we think "Just once" ahh it couldnt hurt. Little do we know that the small rationalizations we make for allowing temptations to enter into our lives leads to the eventual entry of sin who is always lurking just around the corner. Its so sad but so true how many times we are willing to give up the cross for a momentary lapse of pleasure (which approximately last for about twenty minutes if not less). Its not just about the actual sin itself because its obvious when you are caught up in sin, its about the small things that you convince yourself is okay before you get there. No one walks into a dark room labeled sin willingly instead its the room right next to sin that attracts us with its bright lights and shiny labels. The promise of something pleasing. Its okay that its next to sin because you the DEVOUT christian that you are would never even be tempted to be associated with that room. NEWS FLASH: you are weak and feeble and the only reason you have been sin free for this long is because of the GRACE of GOD. We as christians have to be able to fight the temptations that the devil lays before us. We have to be able to be victorious. I can honestly say that there are several test that have been put in my life that I have failed miserably, and the sad thing is that some I have failed more then once. I would like for once to be able to say that I victoriously passed a test that has placed before me and make God proud. I think we as christians need to take a more active look into our lives and re-evaluate some of the rationalizations we have made. If you are having to convince yourself to justify the act, chances are you probably shouldn't be doing it.

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