EVERYDAY PRAYER

Regret Nothing
Not even the sins and failures. When a man views earth's wonders from some mountain height he does not spend his time in dwelling on the stones and stumbles, the faints and failures, that marked his upward path. So with you. Breathe in the rich blessings of each new day - forget all that lies behind you."
Meaning to me: God does not want you to fret and worry about what is in the past. He only wants you to go forward and breath in each new day with Him.
Talk To Me
"Talk to Me more during the day. Look up into My Face - a look of Love, a feeling of security, a thrill of Joy at the sense of the nearness of My Presence - these are your best prayers. Let these smooth the day's work, then fear will vanish, and fear is the grim figure that turns aside success."
Meaning to me: Evil will be vanquished if you continue to praise God and seek Joy. Evil kills success. Joy brings you nearest to God.
"Go forward, you are beginning a new Life. Joy, Joy, Joy."
Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me. - Psalm 50:23

Linking Up
"Hear and I answer. Spend much time in prayer. Prayer is of many kinds, but of whatever kind, prayer is the linking up of the soul and mind and heart to God."
Meaning to me: Whatever way you pray, do it continuously and God will answer.
"Empty your vessels quickly. So much retained by you so much less will be gained from Me."
Pray without ceasing. - 1 Thessalonians 5:17
"Be used by all, by the lowest and the smallest. How best can you serve? Let that be your daily seeking."
This one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind ...
I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of
God in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:13,14

Keep The Faith
"A great Love knows that in every difficulty, every trial, every failure, the presence of the loved one suffices. Test your Love for Me by this."
Meaning to me: Keep the faith that God knows how he will move your life to good especially when you experience difficulties.
"Painful as this time is, you will one day see the reason for it. Not cruel testing but tender preparation for the wonderful work you are to do."
And be content with such things as ye have;
for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. - Hebrews 13:5

Rooted
"You are doing your claiming as I have said, and soon you will see the result. You cannot do this long without it being seen in the material. It is an undying law."
Meaning to me: Your devotion to God, your faith in God, and your working with God will bring you everything you want.
"Regard Me as your only supply. That is the secret of prosperity. In turn you shall save many from poverty and distress."
Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name:
ask and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. - John 16:24

Never Relinquish
"There will be no limit to what you can accomplish. Realize that. Never relinquish any task or give up the thought of any task because it seems beyond your power, only if you see it is not My Will for you. This I command you."
Meaning to me: Always continue to push forward in Faith no matter how hard or how tough your problem is. Nothing is beyond your power that God has put in front of you.
"Nearness to Me brings sweetness, confidence, and peace into life."
And Jesus said unto them ...
If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ...
nothing shall be impossible unto you.
Matthew 17:20

Abundance
"I give with a large Hand and Heart. Note the draught of fishes. The net brake, the boat began to sink with the lavishness of My Gift. Lose sight of all limitations. Abundance is God's Supply. Turn out all limited thoughts. Receive showers and in your turn - shower."
Meaning to me: God gives in abundance and in full supply. In return - give back.
"Put all fear of the future aside. Know that you will be led. I have promised."
Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves;
but our sufficiency is of God. - 2 Corinthians 3:5

Get Right
"If anything vex's you, deal with that and get that righted with Me before you allow yourself to speak to, or meet anybody, or to undertake any new duty."
Meaning to me: First get right with God, then proceed with the day.
"You do not make yourself loving, strong and kind. You live with Me then My Life accomplishes this miracle-change."
Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines;
for our vines have tender grapes. - Song of Solomon 2:15

His Family
"Small wonder when I see My children sitting before My House supplicating and waiting - that I leave them there until they realize how foolish such action, when they have only to walk into their Home and take."
Meaning to me: When you are truly with God, you are family. And you can ask family for anything, and it will be given.
"Do you want to make the best of Life? Then live near to Me the Master and Giver of all Life."
Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire,
when ye pray, believe that ye receive them and ye shall receive them. - Mark 11:24

Heart Of Trust
"To see Me you must bring Me your cares and show Me your heart of Trust. Then, as you leave your cares, you become conscious of My Presence."
Meaning to me: To have a real relationship with God, you must bring your troubles to Him and trust Him. Leave your troubles with Him and you will know Him and trust that He will take care of you.
"Walk in My Love. That walk becomes a glad conquering and triumphant march."
And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches,
and the lusts of other things entering in,
choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. - Mark 4:19

Brave And Trusting Heart
"You will conquer. The conquering spirit is never crushed. Keep a brave and trusting heart. Face all your difficulties in the spirit of Conquest. Rise to greater heights than you have known before. Remember, where I am is Victory. Forces of evil, within and without you, flee at My Presence."
Meaning to me: Fight the good fight and win through your belief that God it there to carry you through always.
"Beyond all words is My Love and Care for you. Be sure of it. Rejoice in it."
Only be thou strong and very courageous. - Joshua 1:7
Everlasting Arms
"The storms and tempests are not all of life. The Psalmist who said "All thy waves and thy billows are gone over me" wrote also "He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings."
Meaning to me: Out of the storms of life, God lifts you up and sets you on your path to happiness.
"There is always a blockage when supplies seem short. Your giving clears that away and lets the Spirit of My Supply flow clear."
The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. - Deuteronomy 33:27
So Safe
"Look and keep looking. Doubt flees, Joy reigns, and Hope conquers."
Meaning to me: Continue always to find God. When you do your life becomes greater and more joyful.
"Take refuge in My Everlasting Arms, so untiring, so safe, so sure."
I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. - John 10:10
Prepare The Way
"My bravest are those who can anticipate the morning and feel in the night of sorrow that underlying Joy that tells of confident expectations of the morning."
Meaning to me: As bad as it may seem in your darkest hours, know that things will get better just as night brings morning and daylight brings Joy.
"How often, when you little know it, I go before you to prepare the way, to soften a heart here, to override there."
But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep,
that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. -1 Thessalonians 4:11

Without Ceasing
"Prayer changes all. Prayer re-creates. Prayer is irresistible. So pray, literally without ceasing."
Meaning to me: Never stop praying.
"I lay My Loving Hands on you. Feel their tender pressure. Courage and hope will flow into your being."
Men ought always to pray, and not to faint. - Luke 18:1
Broken Hearts
"What can I say to you? Your heart is torn. Then remember "He bindeth up the broken hearts." Just feel the tenderness of My Hands as I bind up your wounds."
Meaning to me: Love heals all wounds. Love is God.
"Such marvels are unfolding. They only need the watering of a grateful spirit and a loving heart."
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath sent me to heal
the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, ... to
set at liberty them that are bruised. - Luke 4:18

Demands Made
"Remember that a loving Master delights in the intimacy of demands made, as much as He desires His followers and friends to delight in the tender intimacy of His demands."
Meaning to me: God enjoys your requests and demands upon him. He only asks that you do the same for Him.

"My Love, understanding, and strength will never leave you."
Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where
thou makest thy flock to rest at noon. - Song of Solomon 1:7

Do Not Judge
"How can one judge of another? Leave to Me the unraveling of the puzzles of life. Leave to Me the teaching of understanding. Bring each heart to Me, its Maker, and leave it with Me. Secure in the certainty that all that is wrong I can set right."
Meaning to me: As hard as it may be, try not to judge people. Let God do the judging.
"Directly put your affairs and their difficulties in My Hands. I will begin to effect a cure."
Judge not, that ye be not judged. - Matthew 7:1
Face The Storm
"Turn out all thoughts of doubt and of trouble. Never tolerate them for one second. Bar the windows and doors of your souls against them as you would bar your home against a thief who would steal in to take your treasures."
Meaning to me: Cast out any doubtful thoughts or troubling thoughts. God says that all is well.
"Face each day with Love and Laughter. Face the storm."
O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? - Matthew 14:31

NEARNESS TO ME BRINGS SWEETNESS, CONFIDENCE, AND PEACE INTO LIFE

"Nearness to Me brings sweetness, confidence, and peace into life."

"Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth." Colossians 3:2

It is so hard to do this when one is going through so much adversity. Their minds are all focused on the trouble at hand, like in the book of Job.

Job would not stop at trust in his redeemer, no matter what came Job’s way. Can we do this? Are we doing this? Look at this Job’s time was prior to the cross of Jesus Christ the redeemer to all mankind that will change their mind from unbelief to belief. Start to say thank you in all things, good or bad, saying I do not know how Father you will get me through this terrible tragedy, but I know you will for you are faithful I am not.

Are you going through the fire brothers, sisters, friends, enemies? Can you say thank you and seek what you can learn from this situation you are in, shut the gate on the bad, put a lock on it and throw it away, along with the key so you can not reopen it. For if you will keep your minds on whatever is true, perfect and correct, in the midst of adversity, you will still be at peace. For what is true, perfect and correct is The Father, The Son, and the Holy Ghost only. There are many things in and of this world that do sparkle, and are shiny, yet it all is fool’s gold.

It keeps one’s minds on things of this earth here and now including thoughts of future, getting so busy thinking the things of this world are going to bring us peace, joy and righteousness, when in fact they do not.

Howard Hughes was one of the richest men in this world. Was he happy? No he was not; all the money did not fill the void in his heart. As a matter of fact he came to see that he had no friends at all. They all were after his money. No one loved him for him. Sad isn’t it. You see the shiny, fool’s gold. Do you now understand why no flesh in God’s sight will ever please God? People of the flesh can never please God ever, for All Sin was and is condemned to the flesh via the cross of Jesus Christ.

So while in adversity, live from above, knowing God will supply all your needs through you working for it via faith. Work hard to enter into his rest. Learn while you are at rest from belief you are at work more so than before when you were in the flesh, yet now with a joy In the Holy Ghost, a peace In him, a righteousness that is not yours it is his and the believers get to participate in this Joy, Peace and righteousness forever. So let us go above by belief and stay above, in him, so when others ask for your reason, you have an answer to those that ask and are seeking as well.

Best prayer I have ever known Thank you Lord, I know you know whatever my situation is, and I now know you will get me through it, it no longer matters how any more, for God you said you will provide, and truly in the midst of my blubber and whininess and mourning, I shall believe in you to see me through it all. So now I can rest in you and you alone

WALKING IN THE HOLY SPIRIT

WALKING IN THE HOLY SPIRIT

Many believers go their entire Christian

lives and never understand the necessity

and work of the Holy Spirit.

Yet this topic is one of the most important ones

in the Bible. Apart from the Holy Spirit, you and

I simply cannot live a godly life. It is His ability

that empowers us to resist sin and obey God.

He helps us interpret Scripture and enables us

to fellowship with the Lord.Without Him, no

one can have a genuinely fruitful Christian life.

The apostle Paul knew the significance of relying

on the Holy Spirit. He wrote, “Walk by the

Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of

the flesh” (Gal. 5:16). Although we are brandnew

creatures in Christ, each believer still has

the flesh operating within him or her. The flesh

is our tendency to sin or to rebel against God’s

will for our lives. By walking in the Spirit, you

and I can have the power to overcome the flesh

and live victorious Christian lives.

Who is the Holy Spirit?

 

Along with God the Father and Jesus the Son, the

Holy Spirit is a member of the Trinity.As such, He

was equally involved in the creation of the world

(Gen.1:2, 26). Like Jesus, the Holy Spirit is a Person,

with a personality, a will, and emotions. He is not

an impersonal force.

What does the Holy Spirit do in our

lives? He . . .

Teaches believers and reminds us of what

we have learned (John 14:26). He brings to mind

verses and scriptural truth we have forgotten.

Convicts the world of sin, righteousness,

and judgment (John 16:8-11).

Testifies about Jesus, rather than Himself

(John 15:26). He reveals our need for Christ and

shows us how to depend on the Lord.

Guides us into all truth (John 16:13).

Dwells within every believer (Rom. 8:11). He

lives within us the moment of salvation.

Guides our steps and helps us discover the

Father’s plans for us (Rom. 8:14).

Assures us that we are saved. He “testifies

with our spirit that we are children of God”

(Rom. 8:16).

Gives us spiritual gifts (1 Cor. 12:4-8).

Empowers us, especially for evangelism

(Acts 1:7-8). The disciples waited for the Holy

Spirit before sharing the gospel even though they

had walked with Jesus for three years.

Equips us to minister to others (Eph. 4:11-12).

Helps us pray. The Bible says He intercedes for

us “with groaning too deep for words” (Rom. 8:26).

Seals our salvation (Eph. 1:13). God chastises

believers who sin. However, our status as His

children doesn’t change.

Walking in the Holy Spirit

VICTORY OVER ANGER

Practical Lessons for Understanding the Word of God

  



 

Victory Over Anger

SUMMARY:

Anger is the most dangerous emotion.

It hurts not only those it’s directed toward,

but just like a boomerang, it returns to harm

the one who lashes out. All of us experience

this negative emotion now and then, but some

people continually live with anger. This world is

filled with hurtful situations and people, so we

may feel our outrage is justified and that letting

go somehow lessens the wrongs done to us. But

hanging onto hostility is destructive both to our

loved ones and ourselves. To become spiritually,

emotionally, and physically healthy, we must

deal with anger.

Scriptural Principles:

What is anger?

It’s a strong feeling of displeasure, hostility, or

indignation that results from a real or imagined

threat, insult, frustration, or injustice toward

ourselves or those who are important to us. The

Bible warns against it. For example:

n Ephesians 4:31-32 advises us to let go of

bitterness, wrath, and malice and instead to

be kind, tenderhearted, and forgiving.

n Proverbs 22:24-25 says anger is contagious and

warns us not to associate with an angry person.

That’s how this emotion can be passed on from

one generation to the next.

n Ephesians 4:26 says, “Be angry, and yet do not

sin.” This means that not all anger is wrong.

In fact, Scripture often speaks about God’s

wrath. Anger is legitimate when it’s controlled,

justifiable, and unselfish. For instance, we

should feel outraged by those who mistreat

someone else and by things that anger God.

Remember that a godly man or woman can

express anger at the right time, in the right

way, and for the right reasons.

To determine if your anger is sinful, ask yourself:

n Is it directed toward a person?

n Is it without a justifiable cause?

n Does my anger seek to harm another person?

n Am I holding tightly to it?

n Have I developed an unforgiving spirit?

The Ways to Handle Anger

Whenever we don’t deal with our hostility in

a godly fashion, we’re likely to express it in

harmful ways. For example, we might:

n Repress it. Some people have buried their

anger so deeply they deny its existence.

n Suppress it. Others may acknowledge its

presence, but they internalize their resentment

without realizing it’s poisoning their lives.

n Explode. Rage is an outburst that provides

emotional relief, but it harms others deeply in

the process.

n Simmer. Some people put their anger in an

emotional slow cooker, letting it gradually and

continually build.

n Excuse it. Those who don’t choose to control

their anger blame others or claim it’s just the

way God made them.

All our responses to anger can be summed up

in seven possibilities. We can blame others, blow

up, bury it, bear it, belittle it, grow bitter, or

benefit from it.

Life Principles Notes

FIGHTING SELF-EXALTATION

FIGHTING SELF-EXALTATION
(How to humble myself in five easy lessons)
Proverbs 30:18-33

Humility is a tough thing to get. The minute you think you got, you lose it. As Agur explains to his two young listeners about life, one of his themes is the danger of self-exaltation. As we finish this chapter today, I want us to apply Agur’s observations about life to ourselves, specifically in how we can fight self-exaltation.

A. I must take responsibility for my own sin (verses 18-20). Agur says that there are some things that he cannot understand. How can an eagle fly through the air and not leave a path behind him? How can a snake crawl on a rock without leaving, as the snail or the worm does, a hint of his path? How can a ship part the waves without leaving a permanent dent in them? How can a man be with a maiden and leave no hint of his past presence?

We might ask ourselves what this has to do with a life honoring to God so Agur gives us an explanation. This is what we try to do with our sin. We try to leave no hint of our sin behind, no proof of our deeds. He speaks specifically of adultery here but this certainly applies to many sins. We sin and then try to hide it so that we will not lose face before others or so that we will not be punished.

To hide our sin is evidence of our desire for self-exaltation. To not take responsibility for our own wrongdoing is proof of our pride.

a. To hide a sin does not eliminate its reality. Edgar Allan Poe wrote a short story called “The Cask of the Amontillado” in which the main character carries out the perfect crime. He chains his enemy in a wine cellar room and bricks him in to die. How much more would we sin if we though we could get away with it? I do not know but I do know that wiping the cookie crumbs off your lips does not erase the fact that you stole the cookies from the cookie jar. What sin are you hiding? What sin are you pretending does not exist in your life? If you are to humble yourself before God you must acknowledge the reality of your sin.

b. To deny a sin does not eliminate accountability. Do not forget that even if you leave no mark, God will hold you accountable for your sin. Agur has already mentioned this in verse 17. Sin will not go unpunished. Jesus Himself said that every word said in secret will be made public. Think of the most secret sin that you have ever committed, the one sin that you would be most horrified if anyone should find out about it. It is already known and you will be held accountable.

B. If I am to humble myself, I not only must take responsibility for my sin but I must act like God is God and I am not (verses 21-23). Charles Swindoll tells in Growing Strong in the Seasons of Life (“No Place for Pride” on pages 62-65) how that a reporter asked Marian Anderson, the African-American concert soloist to name the greatest moment in her life. She had many great moments in her life. She was the first African-American in 1955 to sing with the Metropolitan Opera in New York. She had given private concerts at the White House with the President as well as the King and Queen of England present. She had sung one Easter Sunday at the Lincoln Memorial for a crowd of 75,000 people including most of our nation’s political leaders. “Which of those big moments did she choose? None of them. Miss Anderson quietly told the reporter that the greatest moment of her life was the day she went home and told her mother she wouldn’t have to take in washing anymore.” She did not forget who she was.

We on the other hand tend to forget who we are. We live as if we were God Himself, determining what we are going to do and when we are going to do it. We act as if we were the determiners of morality and truth. We forget that God is God and we are not.

Our text gives us several examples of people who are in a position that does not fit them. A servant is incapable of being a king. A wicked, fool does not deserve the blessings of God. What can a marriage can mean to a woman who is hated? The slave girl does not kick her mistress out of the house so that she can enjoy her finery. So is it when we act as if we were God.

a. God’s place in the universe is supreme. We need to understand that most of the people who we work with, talk to, and live with do not believe that God’s place in the universe is supreme. The evidence is clear. Every time we sin, we are with our actions denying that God is supreme. We make ourselves king when we sin. Sin is nothing more than an exaltation of man over God.

Is it not ludicrous when we act as if we were God? We are no different than the slave girl who kicks here mistress out of the house so she can take her place. She may sit in her mistress’ chair and eat her mistress’ food but she is still a slave girl. We may do things our way rather than God’s way but He remains God regardless of whether we live like it or not.

b. I am accountable to God because He created me. Will Metzger in “Tell the Truth” tells about asking people two questions on a beach in Florida during spring break. The first was, “Do you believe in God?” Most said, “Yes.” Then he asked, “Does sin separate you from God?” Here are some of their replies: “No, why should it?” or “I don’t believe in that kind of a God”, or “My concept of God is one who loves.” In other words, I am not accountable to God so why should I worry about sin.

We are, however, accountable to God. The writer of Hebrews points out that it is appointed to man once to die and after this, judgment. We, all of us, are accountable to God. Those who believe in Christ have Jesus as the one who takes responsibility for our sin. Those who do not trust Christ as the only way of salvation will stand alone and give an account to God.

C. In addition, if I am going to humble myself before God, I must do what is right, without regard for how insignificant that action or my position may appear (verses 24-28).

The wise man is like the ant, his significance is not found in his great power but rather in doing what he is supposed to do. Like the coney, his security is not found in his own power but in the Rock on which he lives. Like the locust, he does not wait from a mandate from a king but follows the way of God, even though He has never seen God. Like the lizard in the palace, he lives in a great place but not because of his greatness.

God is God and I am not. Therefore, I am accountable to Him. If I am wise, I will walk in His ways without regard for my own ambitions, strength, wisdom, or position. I will be His servant, His disciple. The problem is this. I cannot in my own strength please God. I am a sinner. None of these animals is very capable but outside of the natural order, they would be incapable of survival. When humankind left God’s natural order through the sin of Adam, we set ourselves up for spiritual extinction. That is why we need faith in Christ. He came and died for our sin and our salvation.

D. That is why I can (if I want to) battle self-exaltation, I can live confidently according to my position in Christ (verses 29-31). To be humble does not mean to feel inferior. True, we are not God but the believer in Christ does not need to go around with an inferiority complex.

Another story from Chuck Swindoll, this time from “Three Steps Forward, Two Steps Back”: “A man paid a visit to his local psychologist. When the doctor asked him what had prompted the visit, the man said, “I’m suffering from an inferiority complex.” After a long battery of tests, “…the doctor called the man and asked him to return to the clinic. ‘I have some interesting news for you,’ the doctor began.
‘What’s that?’ asked the man.
‘It’s no complex,’ the psychologist retorted, ‘You are inferior.’”

We as believers in Christ, however, are not inferior because we are in Him through our faith in Christ.

a. I am exalted and worthy in Christ. Hebrews 2:9-10 says that Christ brought “…many sons to glory…” through His death for us on the cross. John 1:12 reminds us that we receive the right to become sons of God through faith in Christ. Look at Romans 8:16-17, “The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs-heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we also may be glorified together.” That is a wonderful position – to be a part of the royal family of the universe – heirs with Christ of God’s throne.

b. I can therefore live confidently because of my position. Like a lion, I can walk through the Serengeti of this world without fear because I belong to the Lion of the tribe of Judah, Jesus Christ. Like the royal greyhound, I can stick my chest out and proudly display the royal decorations that my Master has given me. Like the head goat of the flock, I can confidently walk among the flock because my Savior is my shepherd. When the battle rages, I can go forth as a king because His legions fight for me.

Are you a confident Christian? Not a boastful, proud Christian but a confident Christian? You can be because of your faith in Jesus Christ which has made you one of God’s children.

E. Finally, if I am to battle self-exaltation, if I am to learn humility, I must learn to control my tongue (verses 32-33). The tongue has many uses both positive and negative. No use of the tongue, however, is more evil or more dangerous than the self-exalting tongue.

a. My tongue reveals the pride and sinful foolishness of my heart. Now most of us do not go around telling people how great we are but we use words in many ways to build ourselves up. We are constantly critiquing others, their success or lack thereof, their looks, their children, their lifestyle choices. We need to put our hands over our mouths. We constantly talk about our own accomplishments, our own possessions, our own abilities. We need to put our hands over our mouths. We quote Scripture in a self-justifying way, pass down judgments, pass along gossip, defend our great sin and attack the little sins of others, we grumble and complain, we fuss and fight, all revealing how important we are to ourselves. We need to put our hand over our mouth.

b. My pride uses my tongue to sow discord. Just as the humble man is often a peacemaker, the proud man is a warmonger. The proud man when he is right in his argument will destroy people while the humble man may make a mistake in judgment but will even in his mistake seek to heal those whom he has hurt through his mistake.

Five easy steps to humility was intended tongue in cheek but the reality is this: we know how to become humble but we just do not want to do it. Time after time we refuse to take responsibility for our own sin. We act like we are not accountable to God. We refuse to control our tongue. We refuse to do what is right because it does not seem to matter. We forget that our exaltation is to be found in Christ alone.

You can begin right now to humble yourself. Go to God and confess your sin. You may need to go to someone and confess a sin. They probably already know the sin, you just need to admit to it and stop defending yourself.

You might need to begin controlling your tongue. You will probably need someone to help with this. Men, I recommend your wives. They know exactly what you are going to say before you do anyway.  Write down the ways in which you regularly sin with your tongue and put a stop to self-exalting speech.

Do what is right, no matter how small the matter is. Your deeds as a Christian are great because you are royalty not because they are impressive.

Finally, hold yourself accountable to God. The unbeliever needs Christ to settle the account of His sin. The believer needs to confess and forsake the sin for which Christ has already died.

Take action now. Humble yourself before God and He will lift you up!