Thoughts
on Michael Wells’ teachings in My Weakness for His Strength - # 164
Michael’s book is
available through:
Abiding Life Ministries
International
Littleton, Colorado
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In
last week’s article, we saw Day 149 dealing with “feelings” regarding a Christian’s
connection with God. This week, we see a
Christian’s connection with self. This
may be more difficult for some to deal with than the former, and may actually
be a cause of the former.
DAY 151
“I Feel So
Guilty”
I will go away {and}
return to My place until they acknowledge their guilt and seek My face; in
their affliction they will earnestly seek Me. --Hosea 5:15
I must admit where I am before I can leave where I am.
I must own something to disown it, possess to dispossess! Many suffer from guilt. There are many genuinely
afflicted believers who need the revelation that Jesus takes away guilt and
forgives and that there is no obstacle between them and Him. However, there
are several reasons why guilt feelings sometimes will not leave, and those are
what are addressed in this article. For one thing, for all of the believers who lack understanding of
God’s willingness to forgive, there are an equal number who only feel guilty
because of what the revelation of their sin has done to their image; it is not
genuine guilt. A fellow slandered a brother. Later, he began to think
that the brother was going to find out. He then started repenting and
repenting, praying and praying that the brother would not hear about it. He was
so sorry that he had said anything at all. However, after talking with him I
discovered that he was not nearly so concerned that someone got the wrong
impression about the disparaged brother as he was that others might get the
wrong impression of himself as a slanderer! The guilt was merely based in
self-image. Sometimes
guilt is just a feeling with no center, as if the enemy wants we believers
wallowing in insufficient joy. However, there are times when guilt is not relieved because there
has not been true confession, which does not consist of going around telling
everyone what terrible persons we are. True confession is to God for an offense against Him.
I have heard people say, “Jesus, I confess that I made such a fool of myself.”
What does that have to do with Jesus? That is embarrassment, self, and flesh.
If we were not living to men, how would we know that we made fools of
ourselves? Proverbs
28:13 states, “He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who
confesses and forsakes {them} will find compassion.”
Yellow – VIP, Very Important Point Green
– IT, Incredible Truth
Red – GP, Greatest Promises
Turquoise – UR, Unfathomable Riches Pink
– PV, Priceless Victory
Michael gives us some basic insights into dealing with the emotion of
“guilt.” This is a very important
discussion for MANY. Take to heart every
word Michael has given us in this Day 151 writing.
I am grateful that I learned a long time ago that God wants to heal
emotional “hooks” the enemy has gotten in Believers, as much as God wants to
heal the actions we either committed or that others committed against us. Prayer asking God to heal these emotional
hooks is very effective.
Confession, then Asking Forgiveness (never Apologizing…that word is not
in God’s vocabulary!), then Forsaking (if needed), then Reconciliation…this is
God’s way for us to initially act when facing guilt. But, often, the need for healing of the
emotional hooks is what is missing in Christians’ lives.
If you would like more info on praying for
the healing of “emotional hooks,” then write me at leemccm@gmail.com
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