Conviction

"If the Spirit of God is responsible
to convict the world of sin,
He must first of all convict us of sin
because we are the ones He indwells-
we are the tools He will use."
-Theodore Epp


This is no easy thing...
to be used to convict.

And it is no easy thing...
to first be convicted.




















And I often am convicted.

And when I am and express my grief...
those closest to me can be the first
to attempt "relieving" my conscience
and being my very own cheerleaders...
cheering me on to better thinking,
for the purpose of better living,
and of a happier disposition.

I do not blame them.
I understand it.

But I do not accept the cheers
nor the reproofs
for the posture I take.

If I take my sin seriously,
God will grant me freedom from it...
even if over time.

It is God's mercy
that He convicts.
Because
sin
hurts
us
all.

"Behold, Thou desirest truth in the inward parts..."
Psalm 51:6