Lord, we need your help pt 2

Hey guys, This is will be the part 2 portion on the topic of restoration.

Last post we talked on how many people feel that the church has left them even more broken then that before that ever walked through the doors due to the feeling of condemnation, hurt felt from the people in church, and no one really able to be real with them about their current condition. We addressed how we are to be mindful of all of these things so we are not to be a stumbling block for people who really need healing.

This time around, I want to talk about a different dynamic. This time I want to touch on how does one go about being restored when the one who has been offended is saved and the person who cause the offense is saved also! Yes, different rules do apply! You can't expect a unsaved person to forgive, you can't expect them not to carry on in a certain manner, and for them not to defraud their brother and sister in Christ, why? Reason being they are not yet in Christ! We as born again believers are under accountability to the word of God (unbelievers are aslo), and the bad part about it is, WE KNOW THAT WE ARE, AND THEN CONTINUE IN OUR SAME BEHAVIOR as if we have not come into the knowledge of the truth!

I was talking to a few people, and this has to be the season for the saints passing blame amongst the saints. A lot of people are going through ridicule, abandonment, depression, heartache, isolation etc. all due to fellow Christians not adhering to the word of God. I thought about the scripture Therefore if thy bring thy gift to the altar, and rememberest that thou brother has ought against thee; leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift."Matt 5:23-24 or even "Confess your faults one to another, and pray for one another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much."James 5:16. These scriptures are the outlines on how we should handle disputes, offenses and misunderstandings in the body of Christ.

I wonder why God would put so much emphasis on loving one another and making sure we have this thing right. Case and point, "If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?". God doesn't seem to be playing around with the subject of offending another in his body, so again why are we so quick to walk according to the flesh and not after the spirit and not get things right with that individual. I mean, is it worth it to hold on to a grudge so long that it causes you not go to certain places, you cant watch the same shows on t.v., you can't even go to the same CHURCH anymore because you despise this person so much in your heart and it seems everything you do reminds you of them! Man, I always look at situations like this, "You may have put me through hell here on earth, but I will be foolish to carry on this way, and you cause me to go to hell after too!" I have to forgive!

Another reason God would have us to agree with our adversary quickly and move on, is because that allows just enough time for the enemy to come in and plant a root of bitterness, hatred, malice, wrath, and all that come with it. Now all of these deplorable spirits are deposited into you. And you wonder why you are having a bad day and nothing caused it. You have an attitude and are short with people for no reason. You are being vexed all because you have not denounced that spirit of pride and humbled yourself to make things right, even after that is what God commanded. Just think of how many souls you could be ministering to, people you can be witnessing to, and work that could be done, but your selfishness is now is affecting others who could be reached! This area is very dangerous because if we do not agree quickly and move on, you will be so deceived in thinking "I wasn't wrong. They did this to me!" or "I'm so done with them, I should have cut them off years ago!" that you begin to trust in your own mindset instead of asking God to show you yourself and letting him take control. You now are handed over to a carnal mind, and the word say that a carnal mind is enmity against God. You can even allow this unforgiveness to root so deply it can cause you be handed over to a reprobate mind! Sadly, there is not coming back from that, because you wont even have a mind to repent. Your bitterness and stubbornness have given you a false sense of accreditation, and has deceived you from understanding Gods word says you don't love God because of your actions. I'm sorry but if you don't love God, I find it hard to believe you can make it in to heaven. He said if you love me, KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS. Yes, there is more than 10! The whole bible is a commandment!

So to close, please don't allow the enemy to acquire your salvation by you being too prideful to make things right. No one is saying be the best of friends, hang around this person, be a couple once again. I am just saying abide by the word of God so there can be no blood on YOUR hands for rejecting the word of God; because that's all we are doing when we do something that is contrary to his word. We are rejecting Him, and causing sin to separate us from our source. Don't think that God honors foolishness like this. Just because things seem to be going well, doors opening, and new friends come along that God has forgotten that transgression. Matter of fact if all things are going well and you KNOW that you havent gotten things right, your spirit amn should be at full alert because it seems now as though the enemy has tried to blind you with desires and made you forget about reconciling! Remember nothing will be hid at the Great White Throne of Judgment, the books shall be open, and you will have to give an account. People are leaving this world like never before, sudden deaths, car accidents, etc. I just want to be right and make sure my God can say well done, my good and faithful servant, enter into the rest of the Lord.

If you were to leave the world right now, what would be the words God says to you?

Be blessed...
"If you're living like there's no God....You better be right"