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no reasons and no excuses…
1 Peter 5:8 Be self-controlled and
alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for
someone to devour. 9
Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that
your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings. (NIV)
We
all have reasons and excuses why we are not what God wants us to be. However, we
must never let any reason or any excuse keep us from being honest…especially
honest with ourselves. We all have circumstances that make us think about
ourselves. However, no reason or excuse should ever keep us from being caring
toward each other. We all have conditions in our life causing others to
misunderstand us. However, we have no reason and no excuse for not exerting our
hearts and minds to understand who they are and where they are. We all have
situations in our life that make us want to give up and give in. However, none
of us have any reason or any excuse to give up being the kind of steadfast
person God wants us to be. We have no reason and no excuse not to pray
for others more than we ever pray for ourselves. We all have experiences
in life where people have hurt us and disappointed us. However, we must all be
fully committed to being a person who forgives. We must need no reason to
forgive, except we are willing to be forgiving in Christ’s name and love. We
all have daily challenges pushing us to lose control of our heart, mind, soul,
and behavior. However, as children of God, we have no reason and no excuse why
we should ever surrender our self-control. We all have memories about times when
we have not been loved like we needed or always wanted. However, we must still
be persons of love with no excuses for being otherwise.
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