Once a slave but now a KING AND PRIEST.
I am His and He's mine.
I was once naked but now I am robed with His glory
I was guilty but now guiltless.
I was bad but now the best of all humanity.
I was weak but now strong in Him.
I was unrighteous but He gave me His own righteousness.
I was condemned but He justified me.
Once a slave but now a KING AND PRIEST.
I am His and He's mine.
There are 'loads' that slow you down in life. They often inhibit fast-forward movement.
Some are 'sinkers,' they sink your ship if you don't let them go.
That is why the Bible says we should "...lay aside every WEIGHT, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us RUN with patience the race that is set before us" (Heb.12.1).
There are weights that slow down a man in a race.
Some years ago I understood that scripture.
My friend and I were to deliver a printed work in one of the neighbouring towns at night.
While on the way, we needed to board another vehicle.
It was a rush hour: passengers were much more than the available vehicles.
Years ago, I organized a FREE training for some people. It was really impactful. They attested so.
Months later, one of them with his team organized the same kind of training with a PRICE TAG.
I saw it and I felt cheated and was bittered, I felt like I was foolish to have trained them free of charge. Because I thought they should be like me.
I kept pondering on it.
Until after a week, when the Holy Spirit made me understand that they have not done anything wrong.
That putting a price tag on such training is not bad. That it might be wrong for me but it is not wrong for them. Because I am not THEM and THEY are not ME.
'To err is human and to forgive is human also' - Funminiyi 2019
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2. As said earlier,
People will always offend you. And you should always forgive them.
Why?
Because humans are not perfect, they are prone to mistakes. They are vulnerable to errors.
So you must learn forgive in advance.
3. Forgive that one...
that stole your money,
that lied against you,
that molested you,
that cheated you,
that subjected you to emotional trauma,
that failed you,
that betrayed you,
that leaked your secrets,
that...that...that.
Bitter Truth
⏩ 1. There are people who will offend you and may never apologize.
They may never say sorry.
2. Miracles may not cease to happen in their lives because they offended you.
They may even get promoted at work.
They may have more children and build more houses.
3. And the more you see them progress, the more you lock yourself in the cage of bitterness.
You feel cheated.
You feel God should punish them for offending you. Hmmm
He may not. Maybe I should say 'He will not'.