When I finished the previous part of this series, I asked this question: Why do Christians shoot their wounded? How can we help, and not kill?
I heard a testimony about a man who went to a battlefield, shortly after the battle was over. The wounded had been removed, but the dead were still there. He said, "It was the worst thing, I ever saw!" Dead souls. The worst sin is self-righteousness, because it kill's.
I feel led to make something clear. If I were asked where do I get the material that I write, I would tell you from the Holy Spirit, my education consists of 11 years of school. I have held offices in a church as councilman one two year term. I have been a layman all my life I have no highly sought qualification, but I have the Holy Spirit, and I write what He leads me to write. One day Pat said you are a author, the though scared me! I hated English! No qualifications, just a dropout, but led and inspired by the Spirit. The other thing I want to mention, I don't receive pay from any church, or person for this work, but God pays me well. No agenda, but a faithful servant, with faults. This is not a easy place for me, because when I am led to tell the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, I could offend some, but just remember, I am the messenger, not the message.
I want to go deeper into my situation with alcohol. I was sober for 35 years, so some would ask how I could take a drink after that long. I was sober, but the desire to drink was still present. I would go out to dinner, and see others have a drink, and wonder why can't I? Not only did I wonder why couldn't I, but why do they have to drink. Two frames of mind, self-pity, and self-righteousness, but notice the word self is the first in both situations: man- made frames of mind, not the mind of Christ. God used me during this time, but He didn't want self to be a part of the problem I had. I want to put the litmus test to work here.
One day I was talking to The Lord , about my deliverance from alcoholism, and I was asking what was different this time? "I took away the want- to!" How do I know that's true? I was having a cup of coffee, and for a split second I saw myself at the foot of The Cross, and the name JESUS in capital letters, no club, no 12 steps. I went to a few meetings, but never could I quit. I went to Jesus many times, and didn't have victory. I wanted it, but the time wasn't right.
Have you ever wondered why God's time isn't the same as ours? I believe more now than ever, that we need to come to the same point as Popeye, "I's Had All I Can Stands, and I can't stands no More!!!!!"
Popeye went for spinach, but I went for The Finished Work of The Cross. As I was at The Foot of The Cross, I saw something I had never seen before. I couldn't take any credit for my sobriety, all my efforts, all my hard work at it, just like Cain. The wrong way! I had been deceived! When I placed my faith in the right place, The Lord, and His blood sacrifice, the Holy Spirit did His work.
What a difference! The want- to is gone. I now can be around drunk people, and I don't wonder why me,? This point has to be made: I love the souls I work with, but I hate the sin of alcoholism, not the disease. ( I don't believe even for a second that alcoholism is a disease! My personal opinion.) The blood of Jesus was shed for sin. Behold the lamb of God, which takes away the sin of the world John1:29 (KJV) I love each and every one of you, and Jesus loves you too, and this too is the truth.
I heard a testimony about a man who went to a battlefield, shortly after the battle was over. The wounded had been removed, but the dead were still there. He said, "It was the worst thing, I ever saw!" Dead souls. The worst sin is self-righteousness, because it kill's.
I feel led to make something clear. If I were asked where do I get the material that I write, I would tell you from the Holy Spirit, my education consists of 11 years of school. I have held offices in a church as councilman one two year term. I have been a layman all my life I have no highly sought qualification, but I have the Holy Spirit, and I write what He leads me to write. One day Pat said you are a author, the though scared me! I hated English! No qualifications, just a dropout, but led and inspired by the Spirit. The other thing I want to mention, I don't receive pay from any church, or person for this work, but God pays me well. No agenda, but a faithful servant, with faults. This is not a easy place for me, because when I am led to tell the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, I could offend some, but just remember, I am the messenger, not the message.
I want to go deeper into my situation with alcohol. I was sober for 35 years, so some would ask how I could take a drink after that long. I was sober, but the desire to drink was still present. I would go out to dinner, and see others have a drink, and wonder why can't I? Not only did I wonder why couldn't I, but why do they have to drink. Two frames of mind, self-pity, and self-righteousness, but notice the word self is the first in both situations: man- made frames of mind, not the mind of Christ. God used me during this time, but He didn't want self to be a part of the problem I had. I want to put the litmus test to work here.
One day I was talking to The Lord , about my deliverance from alcoholism, and I was asking what was different this time? "I took away the want- to!" How do I know that's true? I was having a cup of coffee, and for a split second I saw myself at the foot of The Cross, and the name JESUS in capital letters, no club, no 12 steps. I went to a few meetings, but never could I quit. I went to Jesus many times, and didn't have victory. I wanted it, but the time wasn't right.
Have you ever wondered why God's time isn't the same as ours? I believe more now than ever, that we need to come to the same point as Popeye, "I's Had All I Can Stands, and I can't stands no More!!!!!"
Popeye went for spinach, but I went for The Finished Work of The Cross. As I was at The Foot of The Cross, I saw something I had never seen before. I couldn't take any credit for my sobriety, all my efforts, all my hard work at it, just like Cain. The wrong way! I had been deceived! When I placed my faith in the right place, The Lord, and His blood sacrifice, the Holy Spirit did His work.
What a difference! The want- to is gone. I now can be around drunk people, and I don't wonder why me,? This point has to be made: I love the souls I work with, but I hate the sin of alcoholism, not the disease. ( I don't believe even for a second that alcoholism is a disease! My personal opinion.) The blood of Jesus was shed for sin. Behold the lamb of God, which takes away the sin of the world John1:29 (KJV) I love each and every one of you, and Jesus loves you too, and this too is the truth.
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