" But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him. The father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to, celebrate ." - LUKE 15:20, 23-25

STOP LISTENING TO ACCUSING VOICES - PART 2

You need to start getting up every morning and saying with confidence: " God is pleased with me. God approves me. God accepts me just the way I am ." Understand that you are not a surprise to God. God wasn't having a bad day when he created you and He is not up in the heavens scratching His head saying " what did I get myself into? Did I make a mistake creating him or her? "

God made you and He knows EVERYTHING about you. He is pleased with you, you may have faults but you are still the apple of God's eye, He loves you, that is why he sent his begotten SON to die for you, yes for you. You may not be where you should be, but at least you're not where you used to be. Quit condemning yourself.

Do you know what it means to condemn something? To condemn something means the thing is beyond repairs, it can't be salvaged. So anytime you condemn yourself, you are saying you are beyound repairs. 😳Really 😳, are you beyound repairs? That's the reason why Jesus didn't condemn the woman caught in adultery, because to condemn connotes giving up , meaning there is no hope.

The bible tells us " He that began a good work in you will continue to perform it until the day of Jesus Christ ." - Philippians 1:6

God is still working on you. Take the pressure off yourself; give yourself the right to have some weaknesses and not to perform perfectly 100% of the time. When you make a mistake, which you will, don't sit around guilty for two or three weeks, one year, 5years. Immediately go to God and say, " Father, I'm sorry, I repent. Help me to obey next time. "

If you get hold of this truth, it will break the bondage that has held you back for years. Quit listening to the accusing voices. Quit going around feeling wrong about yourself. If you're living your life condemned, that's telling me you're not receiving GOD'S MERCY. At times you may feel and think you are not worthy or underserving, but that's exactly what Grace is about. None of us deserves it. It's a free gift. We are not worthy in ourselves. The good news is, God has made us worthy.

Be bold enough and believe you are God's friend, accept the fact that you can't be 100% on point, so when you have deviated, all you need to do is go to God, ask for forgiveness, then receive his mercy and keep pressing forward. Note, that the enemy loves to twist you around, insinuating there's something wrong with you. I have seen it with people who were mistreated/abused during their childhood. They weren't old enough to know what was going on, but the enemy taunts them, " You brought this upon yourself. It's your fault. "

... And especially in relationships that don't work out, you may hear that voice telling you constantly, " You’re to blame. You're not good, you're not attractive enough, and you didn't try hard enough ..." Have you ever thought that the other person might have serious problems than you... Quit receiving all the accusations. Quit allowing the condemning voices to take root, crowding out the good things of God out of your life.

Some people are practically addicted to GUILT. That my dear friends is not a good way to live. They don't know what it's like to feel good about themselves, to believe they are loved, forgiven, or to believe that they have a bright future. There is no need for you to internalize all the guilt, shame and blame.

You need to understand that when you came to Christ, when you received his forgiveness, God cleaned out all of your closets. He chooses not to remember your mistakes, your sins and failures. My question is why do you hold on to them?

I love the story Jesus told about the prodigal son. This young man made a lot of mistakes. He told his dad that he wanted his share of the inheritance. Well he got what he wanted, went away and lived a loose life. He ran out of cash and his living conditions worsened.

Then one day sitting in filth and shame, he said to himself, " I will arise and go back to my father . " That was the best decision he ever made.

Listen up! When you make mistakes, which you will- When you go through failures and disappointments, which you will - don't sit around in self-pity. Don't go month after month, year after year condemning yourself, second guessing and rejecting yourself. The first step to victory is to get back up again and go back to your heavenly Father's loving arms.

Fast forward, the young man headed home, and am sure in the back of his mind, he was wondering how his dad would receive him. He might have talked himself out of going back may be once or twice.

The scripture says, " When the Father saw him a long way off. " ...That tells me the Father must have been looking out for him day and night, hoping for his return.

When he saw his Son, HE RUN TOWARDS HIM. This is the part that intrigues me, this is the FIRST TIME and the ONLY TIME in the bible you see the PICTURE of GOD RUNNING.

And who was God RUNNING TOWARDS? One of the disciples, a pastors, a self-righteous person, a priests, a deacon, an elder, a prophet, an apostles, a Pope, etc.. BIG NO, the father was running towards a PRODIGAL SON, someone we will describe as useless, the father was running TOWARDS that someone who had made a grievous, terrible mistake and failed miserably.

... and when the Father got to him, he embraced his son, hugged him and was so excited to see him.

…and that’s what ReBirth is all about ...God running towards you, towards me, towards humanity...stop condemning yourself and stop listening to the voice of the accuser

You know what, forget about the dark and focus on the light, and the dark will disappear on its own.

TO BE CONTINUED....

Shalom and God bless you.

🔥PRAYER POINTS🔥

#1. We pray that no matter what we will always arise and go back to God our Father.

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