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Posted on: 7th Nov 2014
Jeremiah 17:9 (KJV) 9The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Romans 7:15 (NKJV) 15 For what I am doing, I do not understand. For what I will to do, that I do not practice; but what I hate, that I do.
Psalm 19:12 (NKJV) 12 Who can understand hiserrors? Cleanse me from secret faults.
Reflections:
Let�s face it! Our best attempt at holiness carries about as much righteousness as filthy rags (Isa 64:6) when compared to a holy God. Because of the new birth we share in the blessing of Christ�s imputed (given-to-us) righteousness (Rom 4:23-25).
As Christians we carry around so much past trash that�s its no wonder we don�t feel like we�re gaining any significant spiritual ground. Most of us don�t even know we�re carrying this stuff around! We figure, it is what it is, and we learn to live with it, even though we don�t like ourselves when we do what we do.
Did you ever notice that when confronted by a particular negative situation, you act, pretty much, the same every time. As an example, we�re driving down the street and someone tears out in front of us, or someone is driving so slow we just simply cannot bear it. What comes out of our mouth in situations like this show us what�s inside our wicked old-nature heart. It sneaks right past our new nature and out our lips. What�s worse we do this in relationships especially those closest to us that we �love�; the ones we really shouldn�t hurt at all!
Let�s call these �negative soul triggers.� When presented with the appropriate stimulus they instantly fire off destructively. There is a solution to all this. It�s called the renewing of our minds (Rom 12:2; Eph 4:23) and it�s accomplished through the workings of the Holy Spirit within us.
Here�s what to do:
� Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal these negative hidden triggers (He will). Write them all down.
� Repent of them as thoroughly as possible (take your time).
� Sincerely ask the Holy Spirit to re-wire you (renew your mind) so that when the same stimulus occurs again you respond from your new-spirit-man.
This is still a trigger, but it�s been converted (renewed) into a �godly Trigger.� Now it fires from a godly frame of reference, i.e. what would Jesus do? If you don�t think this works � just try it �
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