Hope when you are under the burden of your sins

There comes in a poor creature. Look at him! He has neglected himself this last month. He looks as if he had hardly eaten his daily bread. What is the matter with you? “Oh,” he says, “I have been under a sense of guilt. I have been again and again lamenting, because I fear I can never be forgiven—once I thought I was good, but I have been read- ing the Bible and I find that my heart is ‘deceitful above all things and desperately wicked.’ I have tried to reform, but the more I try, the deeper I sink in the mire. There is certainly no hope for me. I feel that I deserve no mercy—it seems to me that God must destroy me, for He has de- clared, ‘The soul that sins it shall die.’ And die I must, be damned I must, for I know I have broken God’s Law.”

How will you comfort such a man? What soft words will you utter to give him peace? I know! I will tell him to remember Christ. I will tell him there is One who paid the mighty debt of misery. Yes, I will tell you drunks, swearers—whatever you have been—I will tell you that there is One who for you has made a complete Atonement! If you only believe on Him you are safe forever. Remember Him, you poor dying, hopeless creature and you shall be made to sing for joy and gladness. Look, the man believes and in ecstasy exclaims, “Oh, come all you that fear God and I will tell you what He has done for my soul”—

Remember Christ
C.H Spurgeon

You Choose

"I have set before you life and death; therefore choose life"

What if one said that to you about your life, career, dreams, hopes, plans etc. would you make the choice to live today? Strangely most of us would answer yes; but are we really moving right on with our lives or is it same old same old?

We all have Big Plans in life, but are we stepping out to see them accomplished? If you are not, I suggest you follow this advice

1. Be a person of action. You know that something must be done to move the situation, sitting and hoping is not going to do it, Resolve to act

2. Take off those limits, for once forget why it will not work and do it anyway. You may not know how at this stage but make a decision that this can and will be done

3. Draw a plan, five to ten lines for a start, "What do you want do do?"

4. Get knowledge , do you know how to do it? Get informed, associate with those who know how, read books, study... It gets easier to accomplish your plans if you knew what you are doing

5. Communicate your plan with at least three people, if you asked me I would say, pray your plan picturise your plan and then Practicalise your plan.

It you are going to achieve anything this year you have to act on it, take off those limits, draw a plan, get knowledge and communicate your plan.

Be Blessed