you are only human

Submitted by jennifer solis (United States), Dec 12, 2007 at 18:34

Hello Jen,

None of us are perfect. That is why God sent His Son to pay the penalty for our sin. Only He was qualified to do so, as we don't measure up to God's perfect standard of righteousness. Only through faith in Christ and what He did on the Cross do we receive eternal life.

That being said, God is our Father, and one role of our Father is to discipline us when we step out of His plan for our lives. God gave humankind volition (freedom of choice), but along with that comes volitional consequence.

When we choose to go our own way, God freely lets us do so, and we ultimately fail to make it through life "on our own" without bringing much misery on ourselves, self-induced misery that is not related to "discipline" by God.

Yet God is always willing to take us back into His plan for our lives. All it takes is 1 John 1:9.

His power is greater than ours.

Isn't it better to be in God's plan for our life, and not outside it?

Break off the affair, apply 1 John 1:9, and don't beat yourself up or feel guilty. Guilt is a sin; it keeps us from moving forward in God's plan. The sin was paid for by Christ over two-thousand years ago. Remember that, thank God for that, and you will be amazed at what God can do for you as long as you are in His plan for your life.

Your sister in Christ, Jennifer Solis

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