HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHRISTINE!!!
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| birthday gal! | birthday card, made by yours truly.... |
Onto my current thought:
Facebook is usually more of an unavoidable nuissance to me, kind of like a car wreck on a roadside. It's like that in the sense that I know I need to be focusing my energies to a much speedier departure from it, but I can't help but gawk sometimes. Well, happy day for me, because today one of my dear friends from college had this posted as his status, and it popped up in that little newsfeed thingamajig. Thirty-five reasons to avoid sin. Hello, reality check :).
Thank you for this, Ryan!
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35 Reasons to NOT sin:
1. Because a little sin leads to more sin.
2. Because my sin invites the discipline of the Lord.
3. Because the time spent in sin is forever wasted.
4. Because my sin never pleases but always grieves God who loves me.
5. Because my sin places a greater burden on my spiritual leaders.
6. Because in time my sin always brings a heaviness to my heart.
7. Because I am doi...ng what I don't have to do.
8. Because my sin always makes me less than what I could be.
9. Because others, including my family, suffer consequences due to my sin.
10. Because my sin saddens the godly.
11. Because my sin makes the enemies of God rejoice.
12. Because my sin deceives me into believing I have gained when in reality I have lost.
13. Because my sin keeps me from qualifying for spiritual leadership.
14. Because the supposed benefits of my sin will never outweigh the consequences of disobedience.
15. Because repenting of my sin is such a painful process, yet I must repent.
16. Because sin is a very brief pleasure for an eternal loss.
17. Because my sin may influence others to sin.
18. Because my sin may keep others from knowing Christ.
19. Because sin makes light of the cross, upon which Christ died for the very purpose of taking away my sin.
20. Because it is impossible to sin and follow the Spirit at the same time.
21. Because God chooses not to respect the prayers of those who cherish their sins.
22. Because sin steals my reputation and robs me of my testimony.
23. Because others once more earnest than I have been destroyed by just such sin.
24. Because the inhabitants of heaven and hell would all testify to the foolishness of this sin.
25. Because sin and guilt may harm both body and mind.
26. Because sin and service make the things of God tasteless.
27. Because suffering for sin has no joy or reward, though suffering righteousness has both.
28. Because my sin is adultery with the world.
29. Because, though forgiven, I will review this very sin at the Judgement Seat where loss and gain of eternal rewards are applied.
30. Because I can never really know ahead of time just how severe the discipline for my sin might be.
31. Because my sin may be an indication of a lost condition.
32. Because to sin is to not love Christ.
33. Because my unwillingness to reject this sin now grants it an authority over me greater than I wish to believe.
34. Because sin glorifies God only in his judgement of it and his turning of it to good use, never because it is worth anything on its own.
35. Because I promised God he would be Lord of my life.
1. Because a little sin leads to more sin.
2. Because my sin invites the discipline of the Lord.
3. Because the time spent in sin is forever wasted.
4. Because my sin never pleases but always grieves God who loves me.
5. Because my sin places a greater burden on my spiritual leaders.
6. Because in time my sin always brings a heaviness to my heart.
7. Because I am doi...ng what I don't have to do.
8. Because my sin always makes me less than what I could be.
9. Because others, including my family, suffer consequences due to my sin.
10. Because my sin saddens the godly.
11. Because my sin makes the enemies of God rejoice.
12. Because my sin deceives me into believing I have gained when in reality I have lost.
13. Because my sin keeps me from qualifying for spiritual leadership.
14. Because the supposed benefits of my sin will never outweigh the consequences of disobedience.
15. Because repenting of my sin is such a painful process, yet I must repent.
16. Because sin is a very brief pleasure for an eternal loss.
17. Because my sin may influence others to sin.
18. Because my sin may keep others from knowing Christ.
19. Because sin makes light of the cross, upon which Christ died for the very purpose of taking away my sin.
20. Because it is impossible to sin and follow the Spirit at the same time.
21. Because God chooses not to respect the prayers of those who cherish their sins.
22. Because sin steals my reputation and robs me of my testimony.
23. Because others once more earnest than I have been destroyed by just such sin.
24. Because the inhabitants of heaven and hell would all testify to the foolishness of this sin.
25. Because sin and guilt may harm both body and mind.
26. Because sin and service make the things of God tasteless.
27. Because suffering for sin has no joy or reward, though suffering righteousness has both.
28. Because my sin is adultery with the world.
29. Because, though forgiven, I will review this very sin at the Judgement Seat where loss and gain of eternal rewards are applied.
30. Because I can never really know ahead of time just how severe the discipline for my sin might be.
31. Because my sin may be an indication of a lost condition.
32. Because to sin is to not love Christ.
33. Because my unwillingness to reject this sin now grants it an authority over me greater than I wish to believe.
34. Because sin glorifies God only in his judgement of it and his turning of it to good use, never because it is worth anything on its own.
35. Because I promised God he would be Lord of my life.
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Life is good. Life is really good. :)
I'm blessed.
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