“𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒆𝒔.” 𝑮𝒂𝒍
5:17
ᴛʜᴇ ʙɪʙʟᴇ ꜱᴀʏꜱ: “ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ɢᴜɪᴅᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴘɪʀɪᴛ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴏɴ’ᴛ ᴏʙᴇʏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜱᴇʟꜰɪꜱʜ ᴅᴇꜱɪʀᴇꜱ. ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴘɪʀɪᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴅᴇꜱɪʀᴇꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ᴇɴᴇᴍɪᴇꜱ…ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ꜰɪɢʜᴛɪɴɢ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴋᴇᴇᴘɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ʏᴏᴜ ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅ” (ᴠᴠ. 16-17 ᴄᴇᴠ). ꜱᴏᴜɴᴅ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟɪᴀʀ? ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ꜰᴏᴜʀ ᴋᴇʏꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴡɪɴɴɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀɪʟʏ ʙᴀᴛᴛʟᴇ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴏʟᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴇꜱ. (1) ʙᴇ ʜᴏɴᴇꜱᴛ. ᴀᴄᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴇᴅɢᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜰʟᴇꜱʜ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴄʀᴀᴠᴇ ꜱᴀᴛɪꜱꜰᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʀᴏɴɢ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ—ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴛᴀᴋᴇꜱ ᴀ ᴅᴀʏ ᴏꜰꜰ. (2) ʙᴇ ʜᴜᴍʙʟᴇ. ᴀᴄᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴇᴅɢᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀʟᴇꜱꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴡɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ɢᴏᴅ’ꜱ ʜᴇʟᴘ. ʙʏ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪᴛᴛɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜʀꜱᴇʟꜰ ᴛᴏ ɢᴏᴅ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴅʀᴀᴡ ᴏɴ ʜɪꜱ ꜱᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴏꜱᴇ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ᴄʀᴜᴄɪᴀʟ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴛᴇꜱᴛ. ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ɢʀᴏᴡ ᴀꜱ ʏᴏᴜ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇ ᴛʜɪꜱ ꜱᴘɪʀɪᴛᴜᴀʟ ᴅɪꜱᴄɪᴘʟɪɴᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʟᴏꜱᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅʀᴀᴡ ᴛᴏ ɢᴏᴅ, ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛʀᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ꜰᴀᴄᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʀᴏᴜʙʟᴇ. (3) ʙᴇ ᴅɪꜱᴄɪᴘʟɪɴᴇᴅ. ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ᴀ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴᴀʟ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ; ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴇʟꜱᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ᴅᴏ ɪᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ. ᴘᴀᴜʟ ᴡʀɪᴛᴇꜱ, “ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴜꜱᴛ ɴᴏᴛ ɢɪᴠᴇ ꜱɪɴ ᴀ ᴠᴏᴛᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴏɴᴅᴜᴄᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟɪᴠᴇꜱ” (ʀᴏ 6:12 ᴍꜱɢ). ɪꜰ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴇʟꜱᴇ ʜᴀꜱ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇꜱᴛʀᴀɪɴ ʏᴏᴜ, ɪᴛ ᴅᴏᴇꜱɴ’ᴛ ᴡᴏʀᴋ! (4) ʙᴇ ᴀʟᴇʀᴛ. ᴀꜱ ᴀ ꜱᴏʟᴅɪᴇʀ ᴅᴀᴠɪᴅ ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ, ʙᴜᴛ ꜱᴀᴛᴀɴ ᴄᴀᴜɢʜᴛ ʜɪᴍ ᴏꜰꜰ ɢᴜᴀʀᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪꜱ ᴅᴇꜰᴇɴꜱᴇꜱ ᴅᴏᴡɴ. ᴀꜱ ᴀ ʀᴇꜱᴜʟᴛ ʜᴇ ᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴀᴅᴜʟᴛᴇʀʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʙᴀᴛʜꜱʜᴇʙᴀ, ᴛʜᴇɴ ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴜꜱʙᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴜᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ɪɴ ᴀɴ ᴀᴛᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀ ɪᴛ ᴜᴘ. ᴍᴀʏʙᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ɪᴛ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ’ᴛ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ. ᴘᴀᴜʟ, ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛᴇꜱᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴘᴏꜱᴛʟᴇꜱ, ᴡʀᴏᴛᴇ, “ɪ ꜱᴛʀɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ʙʟᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ ᴍʏ ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ɪᴛ ᴍʏ ꜱʟᴀᴠᴇ ꜱᴏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴀᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀꜱ, ɪ ᴍʏꜱᴇʟꜰ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴏᴛ ʙᴇ ᴅɪꜱQᴜᴀʟɪꜰɪᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀɪᴢᴇ” (1ᴄᴏ 9:27 ɴɪᴠ).
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