Another mistake a child of God can make is to deny when you have done something that is wrong and put on a bold face as if nothing happened. The Holy Spirit will come to convict you, (even if it is a wrong thought towards another person, it could even be a sinful thought or an evil thought), let alone sinful words or actions. The moment you do anything wrong, part of the ministry of the Holy Spirit is conviction. He comes to convict your heart. Conviction feels like a drop, it’s like you drop from a state of excitement to a state of lowliness of heart. Something like you’re hurting a loved one. That feeling is the feeling of expression of the Father’s displeasure with what you have just thought about, with what you have just said or with what you have just done and you must train yourself to acknowledge, to discern, to know instantly the conviction of the Holy Spirit and stop. Your soul feels troubled and then, you stop and say what did I just say? Lord, I’m sorry for saying that about that person. That’s how to make your way right before the Lord. Don’t wait until the day that you want to pray, your walk with God is not a religious act that you wait till next Sunday before you start repenting. This makes you feel so unworthy before the Father. The Holy Spirit is always, always, always there to bring conviction, so that there will never be a time that you are not standing right before the Father, so that there will never be a time that you’re not working worthy of His presence, so that there will never be a time that The Father withdraws His presence or that you stray away from His presence and then, the enemy can stray in into your life. You must be sensitive to that operation of the Holy Spirit when He comes to convict your soul. Not to argue with him and not to act stubborn and say “ehn, didn’t you also hear what he said, I’ve been keeping quiet all these days, bla bla bla”. You don’t argue or react against the conviction of the Holy Spirit, you just yield, just respond “Lord I’m so sorry for doing this and that”. He knows more than you, He’s in heaven, you are on earth. That always keeps you standing right before the Lord. Learn to protect everything that will keep you standing right before your maker. Don’t carry offences around, it’s not worth it, no matter who has offended you, he/she is not worth withdrawing yourself and living in guilt for, such that you can’t stand at any given time ‘t’ and say Father, here am I! Don’t let iniquity create a barrier, a wall between you and the Father because it will affect your stand of faith.
I John 1:9 says “If we confess our sins, He is faithful
and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness”.
If you will be forgiven, you must confess. Verse 9 explains that once
you confess your sins to God you are forgiven and not only are you forgiven,
you are cleansed. That filth is no longer there, that sense of guilt is taken
away and then, the power that sin holds on you to cause you to do it over and
over again gets broken but unconfessed sins still have power to hold your neck
to keep putting it back, over and over again. One of the worst things you can
do for yourself is to cover your sins. Confessions of sins always help you to
stand right before the Father, such that you know you are talking and the
Father is hearing you. Make a decision to repent of every uncovered sin and
walk in the victory that Jesus purchased for you. Jesus is Lord!
God bless you in Jesus’
name.
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Good job girl!!! May God strengthen and establish you
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