"Sin Is About God!"

  It isn't enough that we sin. We turn ourselves into tragic figures in our sin by stating that we feel completely and utterly useless in the sight of God. Some speak in their sin as if they are 'fated' to condemnation. Sin stays with us. We know we do wrong, we want to do better but somehow we think that God will have nothing to do with us, especially if we have sinned the same sin over and over. Our faith starts faltering and we become discouraged. We cannot speak to another because if they ever find out the depth of your sin(s) they would be appalled and not have anything to do with you. There becomes the double edged sword. God won't have me and people won't have me! Doomed for eternity and the guilt just builds and builds one block at a time.

  Why are we this way? Because what sin does to us is make us very self-centered! The more self-centered one becomes the more difficult it becomes to penetrate the heart. Listen, our sins stand between us and God but instead of turning ourselves into this pathetic person (and sometimes we are) we need to be turning to God. It's not about us!! It's about God and His holiness. God is holy and so pure that He cannot look upon sin....BUT....God is also love and He will not allow sin, any sin(s) to stand over us if we want to be rid of it! God doesn't want us wallowing in our weaknesses. God doesn't want us to quit when sin has penetrated into our lives. God wants to come and offer forgiveness through His Son, whom He sent, who sits at His right hand with His own blood, interceding on our behalf! Do you believe that Jesus is your sin bearer? We tire and struggle and sometimes even find ourselves drifting with the current of sin. We might feel like quitting or speak that the Lord would want nothing to do with us! STOP IT! That's what the Lord would speak. Of course we are not worthy of Him but His love won't let us go easily! We might speak the words, "He couldn't want me. Not me!" Why do we keep telling ourselves these lies? Is the only reason we speak such or think such is because we love sin too much?

  God wants us! His holiness will not fellowship sin but His offering for our sins speaks of His love that He will not let you go easily! God will not allow us to walk away with a lie on our lips without trying to get you to stop focusing on you and look, listen to His Son on your behalf. Then we speak, "It's just I can't forgive myself!" That's foolishness and pride on our part!!!! That's nonsense. We speak as if forgiveness lay with us and not with God. Once again, another form of self-centeredness. The holy, righteous and faithful God willingly forgives every speck of unrighteousness when we confess (I John 1:9). But we seem to be more focused on our sin than Him. If you continue to wallow in your sin(s), to feel that He pushes you away, that He would not want you, maybe the real questions needs to be asked: "Why don't you want to be forgiven? Why do you want to remain free from the Lord? Do you enjoy your drifting away from the Lord?"