No Condemnation

No Condemnation

Until today I thought I knew what that actually meant.
Meaning, yes we have been told that negative things the enemy, Satan, will try to bring up in our face, things like guilt, shame, hurt and defeat. Feelings that will make our journey in Christ extremely difficult and can actually cause you to go into a deep depression. Some go as far as being overwhelmed by those feelings so much so, that they will take their own life. As a sidenote, suicide is a subject not discussed enough within the body of Christ along with several other things but that is not what we are talking about today.
Romans 8:1 says There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
So when those "feelings and thoughts" come, we have to speak out the truth of Christ and remind ourselves that those words DO NOT describe us any longer.

Now I was thinking, what if we choose not to do the right thing, regarding a situation or towards a person? What we should feel as believers is not condemnation what we should feel is conviction.
Our conviction comes from the Holy Spirit's presence in us, guiding us and telling us, "Now you know you should have done the right thing, you should be treating them better or you should know that is your responsibility." Because it is from God's spirit, when we acknowledge it, it will not have a damaging affect on us. Unlike feeling condemned, feeling condemned will wear us down and wear us out to the point of death.
When the Lord convicts us, it is a way he let us know 1. That he wants to help us live right, so we can reap the full benefits of being a joint-heir to the Kingdom of God  2. He is not to far away that we can't get in a place to hear him or feel his unction 3. It reminds us that he loves us (he chastens those he loves) actually, this should be number 1 but I just put it down the way it came to me.
How did I get on this subject today anyway?

I was thinking, what if someone is not in the Lord, they didn't say yes to him and do not have a heart to serve him. I thought, why would someone pick and choose to do the "right thing" towards some people and not others? Why would they spend money all over the place and not even feel bothered by the fact that they were shirking off their responsibilities, ON PURPOSE? Case point, the issues with absent Fathers and Mothers which abandon their kids. I just couldn't understand it. Was it just a character issue, a choice, do they ever even think about it? All of a sudden it hit me, they don't have that moral guide, they are just floating along picking and choosing whatever and whenever. Yet, because they are created in his image, he will lead them but the ignoring part may come easier to some than to others, depending on the dynamics of their upbringing and their manner of thinking.
They may feel guilty at times but what does that matter if they can just brush it off and never feel as though they should make right. Than again, Titus chapter 3:3 For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

This reminds me that we have all been there before, that is until, Titus chapter 3:4-7 (take time to read it) stepped in, when we said YES to the Lord being Lord over our lives.
Does it allow for excuse from these behaviors? No, but it gives some clarity, at least for me and doesn't leave room in my heart to hold people to their behavior/acts or the lack thereof and causing me to be weighed down negatively. The more I write the more I think, sooo this leads to the question of, what about those that DID say yes to him and behave the same way, like they have no conviction? We will visit that another day, otherwise this will end up being the longest blog in history. Or will it? I wouldn't know because I am just getting started. Lol

Remember: He is not to far away that we can't get to a place to feel him or feel his unction. A good place to be by the way.
No Condemnation