I'll see your sin and raise you Jesus

I head a thought on the way to work today, regarding immorality …

 

Thinking of it as like, erosion.  Slowly, but surely it can wear away the veneer of our Christianity exposing our true sinful nature, where at some point, the foundation of ourselves cannot bear the burden, and we collapse and succumb to the sin.  For some it may be a wandering eye or lustful thought or a quick glimpse maybe a quick drink or flirty conversation.  They slowly become normalcy and before we even realize (deception, narrow focus) we are fully engulfed in the thing we are so pitted against. 

 

So I think about those who’s foundations are loose soil.  An unbeliever, or a believer who is struggling with doubt.  Those erosions from immorality (all around us, constantly) are continually eating away their foundation, their arid soil.  But we have Christ as our rock solid foundation … we are still going to have erosion, but at an infinitesimal rate, compared to those who are without Him.

 

I’ve been in this position before and very glad for God’s whispers to keep, during every moment, focus upon his path and the promises he makes for me.

 

I think God wants us to use metaphors, from the living world around us, to be able to better formulate these ideas of how he wants us to live, to be able to better understand the stark contrast between living for him and living for ourselves.  Jesus told many stories and used many metaphors, which included environmental parables.  I guess there is something to that!

 

Just some thoughts running through my head this morning.  You can pray for my mind, eyes, ears, heart to seek and focus on his path.  This life is filled with so many distractions, literally the devil’s playground we live in, vying for our attention.

James 1:5
"If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you."