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Monday, January 28, 2013

Sneaky "little" Sins


Sneaky "little" Sins                                        Return to Main Menu

Gossip,   Where is the love in gossip?
                Hurtful truth in the absence of love- still gossip.

Worry,     Yes, Worry- Matthew 6: 25-34,  
       Being concerned is different from being worried.
       Jesus explicitly tells us not to worry.
       Discussed in "Living Without Worry".

Believing "This little lie does not hurt anyone."

Wanting excessively more than we need,
        Expecting more than we deserve,
              Getting mad when 
                    we receive what we earned.


Wishing beyond our needs,
    well, it might be ok, 
         but in our self-centeredness
               we too often slip into sin.
Often we Become mad on
        not getting our wishes,
and far worse, is     
Being mad in our selfishness when
          we do get our wishes
and 
           wish we asked for more!


Being very proud of the things we accomplish.
Arrogance in Thinking too often, "I did it" and
       Failing to Give Credit to those where Credit is Due
            Especially, not thanking God for the blessings of
                                                                      your abilities.

In our frustration, 

     in poor circumstances we find ourselves,
         and out of desperation we fuss and fume
Thinking "Why me, Lord?  Why me?"
     This is easy to think when experiencing events we do
     not like but
          Paul tells us to give thanks in all circumstances.
Our God is big, so big that 
      even in our madness when
            especially created by our own poor decisions
                   He continues in patience
                          the love He has for us.

Getting mad, instead of forgiving
      Forgiving, but holding a grudge,
            Holding a grudge and forgetting why,
               and worse,
                     Holding a grudge and knowing why!

Blaming others
      Instead of accepting responsibility.
Accepting responsibility but
      thinking consequences are for everybody else.

Saying "Excuse me" when 
      when stepping in line to get ahead of someone else.

Stepping on someone else when
       seeking career advancement.

Thinking "Taking Pride in your work" is 
       your best way to be motivated.

Thinking, "I'm a pretty good person."

         Jesus speaking in Mark 10:17-18, 
                       "...no one is good except God alone."

Accepting selfish common cultural attitudes and 
         self-centered conventional wisdom 
                  in creating our path to "get ahead" in life.

Thinking "to get ahead in life" is 
         the way to happiness and why we exist.

Living as if Salvation comes
         in just being a Sunday morning bench warmer and
              leaving God out of our daily thoughts. 
Then, living daily with never making prayer  
          part of your daily decision making process.  
          This essentially tells God you feel 
                He has no business in your everyday life.

Believing we know best for our lives.
           We are in need of God's guidance
                 through the Holy Spirit in all our decisions.


Thinking some of these are "ok" behaviors.

Thinking none of these
      are sneaky little sins.

Thinking you are safe because you did not read 
      what's on your mind about your sins.

Thinking, "None of these apply to me."



Thanks be to God
for forgiveness.

"Go and Sin no more"

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There are many things that can sneak up on us.  A friend, a chest or head cold, or even a spouses birthday, but, the worst are simple littls sins that we sometimes do not recognize.  Click the link below for some thoughts on some of those pesky, sneaky 'little' sins.  Share on your fb page as you wish to do so.
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2 comments:

  1. Really needed to read this. Great writing. So glad you let God give you the words to write. Thank you so much

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  2. Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. But N0W He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in His sight, without blemish and free from accusation - if you continue in your faith, established and firm, and do not move from the Hope held out in the gospel. Colossians 1:21-23 NIV

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