Have you ever done something wrong to or hurt someone you
love so much, and then, you have this guilt and cannot approach the person; you
feel so bad about what you did to this person and think the person would not
forgive you? But then, you realize that when you go to the person and apologize
truly for what you did, there is this peace and happiness that flow within
you? This is because when a person you love is not happy or hurt, you are
equally hurt but when you apologize and the person forgives, your peace and
happiness are restored.
I know we have all felt this way. Same way we hurt people we
love and we know they feel bad, we hurt God too and He sure feels bad, He is
usually displeased.
How do we hurt God? Some of us may ask... We do this when we
sin. According to the English dictionary, sin is a violation of God’s will; it
is misdeed. Same way we hurt people we love by doing what they do not like, we
hurt God by doing that which He does not like and speaks against.
When we know we have hurt God, we find it a bit hard to go to
Him, because we know He is not happy with us at that moment. For me, when I know I have
done wrong, I find it hard to pray or do anything that brings me before Him
especially when I know I am not yet truly sorry for what I have done. For instance,
if I have a misunderstanding with a close friend and I know I am not at fault, when
the person refuses to realize his/her fault and apologize to me, I find it hard
to forgive at that initial time but I know I am going against His command. This
makes me stay away from God until I decide to forgive and let go then I come
back freely to God, ask Him for forgiveness and we continue our relationship.
Some of us cannot stand our loved and cherished ones being
hurt and angry but when we hurt God, we let it linger, we do not see the need
to apologize immediately. The fact is He is actually our first and true love.
You know why? He gave His only son for our sakes, Jesus gave up His life just
for us to enjoy eternal life and be free of bondage. What other love can be
compared to this? This love is unfathomable. Whenever I hurt God and I know I have,
one thing that keeps me in track and makes me apologize instantly is this very
funny thought “What if it were your spouse, would you want him to be hurt for this
long?”… Lol. This is actually because I don't like someone I love being hurt especially when I am the reason or cause for the hurt and I know it is same way for a lot of us. Then I remember He actually loves me more than any man
even my spouse does.
I do not really term it as “Sin” any longer though it is, I see it as
hurting Him because it breaks me and makes it easier for me to come back to Him with a truly
repentant heart. This is how I see it and it works for me, it could also work for
you if you see it same way. Just bear in mind He loves you so much, think of how He would feel when you, someone He loves despite your flaws, hurt Him. Do not keep Him hurt for long, go to Him and apologize and He would accept you with out-stretched arms.
Asides not being able to communicate freely with God, there are other consequences of going against His will but we would discuss them and how to come back to Him in the next post. This post is just a brief introduction on going against will and He feels when we do.
Remain blessed and I love you.
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