Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. John 3:18-20
God is a loving Father. He waits for His children to come to Him. He calls after them. Yet He will not override their choices to walk away from Him, to not believe Him, to reject what He is telling them, to shun those He sends to them. Why? Because of love. Real love is a choice. There is such a thing as ‘free will’ no matter what the experts at the WEF and those in the world say. The enemy is working all the time to make people believe they have ‘no choice’. The enemy traps people into believing lies, that whatever choice they make that there is no ‘right’ answer.
What is the right answer? Jesus.
Jesus is central to all of it. But in coming to Jesus for real — that will mean you will be challenged to face your … sin (words and actions done in the ‘dark’), because Jesus is also the Light. If you work on being true to the Spirit of God and having Him remain within you .. then you will be subject to His conviction and correction. The Holy Spirit will highlight those things He wants you to change in your life. We dismiss Him at our own peril.
Can you learn the lessons He is wanting to teach you? Can you hear Him for yourself? How often do you listen to Him? Do you dismiss those things that are too difficult for you to hear.. about yourself? We (myself included) don’t enjoy being exposed to our shortcomings and wrong attitudes. We need to admit we are flawed and need His help. This is NOT a one time thing .. but a daily discipline. We must come to Him in true humility, confessing those things He has been highlighting in our lives that we so want to avoid. Transparency and vulnerability become hallmarks of a life walking with Him.
James takes it a step further …making it real.
Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. James 5:16a
Who do you trust to confess your sins to? This ‘confession’ isn’t suppose to be to an ‘anonymous’ priest behind a small barrier — but actual brothers and sisters in our spiritual community / family. Unfortunately most ‘spiritual communities’ (They call themselves “Churches”) don’t foster an environment of true familial relationships. Everyone now understands you have to wear your ‘religious mask’ to the ‘church service’. This is the modern challenge… to find a real spiritual community / family that loves each other enough to actually forgive and pray for one another. But that takes actual intimate one on one face to face relationship. In this digital world it is becoming increasingly less a real relationship face to face interaction between people with them being able to actual physically touch one another.
We NEED family in ALL areas of our lives. Family that has Jesus central to their focus and life together. Family that actually yields to the Holy Spirit rather than grudges and petty arguments. Family that actually prays for each other. This is not an easy thing. Jesus even spoke of the difficulties arising in families.
Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. For from now on in one house there will be five divided, three against two and two against three. They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.” Luke 12:51-53
What will cause these divisions? Reread the beginning scripture of this post. Jesus brings the Light and thus those that don’t want that light (because of their own sin) will oppose those that live in the Light. And like everything else Jesus goes to the heart of the matter / family. The hardest and most painful betrayals will come from our own family. Jesus personally experienced this first hand.
But we have to have the Father’s heart towards all of them…loving them. Praying for them. Praying that they might encounter His Presence. Praying that they would be open to His words to their hearts. Confession cleanses our souls that allows real healing to take place within us.
Come humbly before Him expressing your love for Him. Receive His love. Ask Him to help you receive more of His love .. deeper within your soul.
Jesus really is the right answer.