The Spirit whispered to me "...all have sinned and
fall short of the glory of God and are justified FREELY by His grace through
the redemption that came by Christ Jesus." Not even dyed in the wool
Christian PK's (Preacher's kids) are required to be perfect. I think some
of the theology of consequences and "being punished by our sins" is
inaccurate and backfires on overly conscientious people.
We are all at turns being either the prodigal son or the
other son when we err. God really knows us and knows why we fail. I
am being challenged by the Spirit to NOT JUDGE the people that really hurt me,
even the ones that keep doing it. We just don't know what they're dealing
with. I like what Charles Stanley believes: the trials and problems that
reach us have already been sifted through the hands of God and His
sovereignty. We likely have many "near misses" and
accidents of faith daily. But He can handle it. Let's be
conscientious, but "cease striving (watch your worry level) and know that
He (alone) is God."
