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I never really fit into mainstream Christianity, or at least Southern Baptism. The constant wailing and moaning about what "filthy rags" we all are and what ghastly punishments we "deserve" always struck me as phony. No one really believes this. It's pretend Christianity.
OK, I fall far short of God's standard of perfect holiness - that I can understand and accept. I need God's grace, forgiveness and mercy - no problem there. I must repent of my actual sins - certainly.
But I don't hate myself. I don't have to be in a constant state of self-flagellation, moaning over how awful I am. I'm really quite unreasonably pleased with myself, thank you. I don't believe God requires nonbelievers or believers to be in a state of meltdown to come to Christ or remain in Him.
You got it.......
that is exactly what I am thinking we can learn from this.
I do feel that 2018 and 2019 have been two years in which my level of repentance has truly been deepened but.......
the increasing level of CONVICTION that I've felt seems very different from a guilt trip because what I am doing is seeing Sin still in me............
Seeing my own darkness within me more clearly......
but I am really not obsessing over something five, ten or twenty years or more ago.
2018 outpouring, are you feeling it? I am!
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