A word from heaven.

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Keeping things in proportion

I thank the person who posted the comment on the previous blog post. Think he/she shared something very real with all of us. As Paul shared in the bible as well the the good he wants to do, he does not do and what he does not want to do, he does them. Very often we are trapped in between what the devil is telling us and what God is telling us. And when faced with the dilemma of who to listen to, we succeed sometimes and in other times, we fall.

In order be able to accept what God is telling us, we must first turn away from the lies of the devil. Then God's words will not only be easy to swallow but be appetizing to us. We will no longer ask God to stand aside for the devil to have victory in us.

One way i find very helpful in combating the devil is to put things in proportion. Your aim is to weigh the entire situation in the correct proportions in truth. Let me explain this through two examples.

Let's take the anger example again. You are really pissed off with someone for having stepped on your toes, for insulting you, this entire issue takes over your being. The word revenge seems to dominate every cell within you. Nothing else in your life at that moment seems to matter with regard to the need to get revenge. You have to get it at all costs. Whatever the consequences, it is negligible compared to the revenge you need to take. HOWEVER, IS THAT REALLY TRUE? Is the entire revenge taken into proportion when compared to your life, your salvation, the eternity, God's love, God's vision for you, those around you who are looking up to you? Look at any one of those i mentioned and they are obviously of much higher value than proportion. Don't blow up the entire matter within you like your eternal life and death depends on it.

If you are not convinced, let me show you another example. For example, you have an issue with lust. You see a guy or girl who is really attractive and you "can't help" but let your eyes, heart and mind run wild. You feed the lust and dwell in it as if your entire existence depends on it. You put aside your salvation, your relationship with God and everything else just to savory the moment. But is that really to truthful proportion? That taste of joy is nothing compared to the taste of joy waiting for you in heaven? The temporal satisfaction will be quickly replaced by the unsurmountable guilt that floods in. So why blow it up as if it is the thing that will keep you satisfied for eternity?

My point here is that if you want to draw away from certain sin your life, you need to put temptations, sins into the correct proportions as it really is and as God sees it as well. Don't give it unduly high proportions or importance just because you are emotionally charged, in a moment of folly or simply "you've lost control of your self". You have lost control of yourself precisely because that thing that is causing it is blown out of proportion and you have to get it or do it. Put it in the correct proportion and you'll find it much easier to turn to God once again.

Keep it low, keep it simple, turn to God and pray.... :)

Regards,

Jie Hui

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Wednesday, August 13, 2008