Everyone one of us has a sin, experience, feeling, emotion, pain, broken relationship, or SOMETHING that you will NOT let go! For some of you, it eats you up. It weighs you down and constantly remains heavy on your heart.
1st John 2:15-17 says “Do not love the world, or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him, For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.”
God made this world, and he made it good. John isn’t saying we can’t love the things we have. He talks about a world where people are enslaved to the rich and powerful. A world where sin, and pain exist. We cannot grow attached to wealth, and things of the world. This includes feelings, pain, and those things we cannot let go of. We have to turn our eyes upon Jesus. When we do, we begin to focus less on these things we found so hard to let go. However, we HAVE to let go of these things to fully improve our quality of life. When this happens, we can worship, and fully experience his grace forever.
When I was 15, I had began to lose hope In my future, and present life. Losing my mother had finally began to take its toll upon me. At this time, depression hit me at its hardest. These feelings of loneliness, and hopelessness began to set in. God removed me completely from the environment that continued to weigh me down, and opened my eyes to a new path. In order to fully experience this path, I am now finally at the stage of letting go. Letting go of the cravings of sin. Every single one of us craves sin. Whether it may be clicking on a link we know not to click, or telling a racist or sexually explicit joke, we all crave sin. It isn’t an easy thing to do, however it is absolutely necessary. Living in sin leads to a path of consequences and reaping what you sow. My grades struggled behind my sin. Relationships with family members and friends slowly began to suffer and even become nonexistent. John says to not even head down that path. Holding onto these things does not just weigh you down, it clouds your heart and makes it harder for you to embrace Gods love and mercy.
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