We can get so worked up whether we are crossing every 't' and dotting every 'i'. But isn’t that exhausting, day in and day out, losing sleep over it? Working almost overtime to make sure we get everything right, we don’t realize we missed "it" entirely. It’s almost like hyperextending ourselves into an idea of what we believe perfect obedience that pleases the Lord should look like. It’s like we lost sight of G-R-A-C-E. We can't earn something that was already given to us.
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Following God at His word should not be so burdensome, so heavy, so weighty…so…fearful that you are going to miss one tiny thing out of place and if you do, then the whole thing will unravel before your very eyes. His ways bring freedom, NOT a system of shame that tells you, 'you’re not good enough'. If that’s the way you’re feeling, then I pray these words in HIs truth provide a light in your heart and a sense of release.
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Paul shared these similar truths to the believers in Galatia: “For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit to a yoke of slavery. Look: I,Paul, say to you that if you accept circumcision, Christ will be of no advantage to you. I testify again to every man who accepts circumcision will be obligated to keep the whole law. You are severed from Christ, you who would be justified by the law; you have FALLEN AWAY FROM GRACE. For through the Spirit, by faith, we ourselves eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but ☀️ONLY FAITH WORKING THROUGH LOVE ☀️. Gal 5:1-6 CSB
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'Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus, because the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death'. Rom. 8:1-2 CSB
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'For God did not send his Son into the word to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him' John 3:17 CSB
