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| A walk through the halls of the Bank of Evil... with Gru. (Despicable Me) |
Most of the time, we miss out on the abundance of GOD because we spend our energy in the guilt conversation. We become our own joy-stealer, engaging in an internal mental debate that only brings us more hurt, discouragement and diminished self-worth. It weighs down heavily on us and is a burden that we were never meant to carry.
Why? Because guilt is not of GOD. Guilt is not productive and it does not bring about peace.
"God didn't go to all the trouble of sending his Son merely to point an
accusing finger, telling the world how bad it was. He came to help, to
put the world right again."
John 3:17
It starts when we try to rationalise the choices that we make that we know are not of GOD (aka sin). When we know something is not right, we are being convicted. When we start to argue against it, we enter the guilt conversation and we begin to feel guilty. We become susceptible to feelings of worry, our patience wears thin and this is where we lose our joy!
