I know that if God has given a commandment, then I have no choice but to obey, if I expect to stay in His will. But what happens when I don't?For this writing, I don't want to look at the personal consequences of my actions; I want to notice the affects on other people.
The focus of my new book deals with the effects of our actions on other people. If we know we are to do something, why don't we do it? Commonly, we feel uncomfortable. We feel out of place. We feel like we are inadequate. (Notice the "we". Or let's just replace "we" with "I".) Many times we act without thinking about the consequences of our actions--on other people. We have become so selfish that we'd rather not bother with looking at our neighbor because we refuse to get out of the mirror.
So, what happens when our selfishness reigns over our ministry for other people? What happens when we refuse to move beyond "me" to focus on "how will this affect her or him or them?"? What needs to happen in order for a shift to occur?
The subject of sin is one thing. The issue of the personal consequences of our sin is one thing. But the thought of our actions affecting other people--WHOA!!! In order for us to be affective in anything, we have to move beyond "me"; that is the only way we can be as influential as we ought.
There's more to come on this subject, but I think I'll leave it like this for you to chew on...
For scripture references around this subject, head to I Chronicles 21, Joshua 7, and the book of Jonah.
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