We CAN be Holy and perfect

Friday, August 8 2014

One thing I am learning doing the Lord's work on this blog, while sharing the gospel and my own life experiences, is the Lord will not allow His words to be preahed, while His vessel is not totally anchored in Him. When I say this, I don't mean I tossed out my saved, sancitifed christian life in the waters and went having a ball at the club drinking and all that, its that the Lord was growing me in the most painful  part of my life, my very own ministry. The place where I had the world's biggest waves hit me in the world and now He wants to show me that in Christ, there are many ways one can go about courtship and prepearing for marriage but God has a high calling for the approach that men takes and the respect the woman are to have for themselves. He keeps his most valuablechildren from making mistakes and keeps them hidden when they don't want to for something greater. With that being said, God is allowing me the strength to write about His call for us to be holy as he is holy and perfect as he is perfect. 

Matthew 5:48

Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

1 Peter 1:15-17

Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.

All too often, I hear in the Christian faith from Christians who have identified in their life a day or time they decided to follow Christ, that they are still sinners, they can never be perfect, and that being holy is unattainable on earth.......

If these stories were in the bible I would believe them, but they are not. The bible, which has been given authority states we are to be holy and perfect just like God is in heaven. 

"But Janet how can I be holy in this perverse crooked world!???" you may ask.

Let's first define what holy and perfect are together. When people think of these words in the Christian faith, their images automatically go to angles and heaven. They totally remove the context of the verses above and other verses where the term "holy" and "perfect" are mentioned in the bible . 

Let's break it down. 

When God calls his children to be perfect and holy here on earth, He is speaking of the measure of holiness and perfection one is given on this earth . A verse in Romans 12:3 talks about the measure of faith God gives each of us according to to how humble we are. This is the kind of mentality we should have when God is calling for us to meet these standards. It's very attainable. We aren't angels. We are still in the flesh that feels one thing although the spirit of God through His Word the Bible tells us to act another way. The more consecrated and committed we are unto the Lord, the same measure of holiness and perfection He gives us. We are growing in this act of being holy and perfect. It must be an intentional act because if not, the kingdom of heaven won't be yours. 

Hebrews 12:14King James Version (KJV)

1 Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:

Holiness and perfection are one in the same. When God says He is holy what does this mean?

When we talk about the holiness of God, we’re talking about his separateness. That is, God is set apart from this world. He is set apart from the evil acts of a sinful people. As God’s children, meaning New Testament believers, on this side of the cross, we have been cleansed from our sin. The sacrifice of Jesus has made us clean in the sight of God. We have been made holy through Jesus therefore We can interact with God because of this great gift.

So, practically how do we live a holy life daily?

Living holy again is simple by God's grace. One must seek sanctification, which is an experience for all believers after salvation. Seeing that we have been made Holy through the blood, on the cross of Jesus we need to act like we’re holy.

We are to be set apart from the world. 

We are to stop acting like sinful, unsaved people. Which encompasses everything in these verses and more:

Ephesians 4:31

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice

Ephesians 5:3

 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

Just think about things you wouldn't want Jesus seeing when He comes back to take you, His child, back to heaven.

We are to hate sin and steer clear of sinful situations. We are to honour God with our bodies, our every breath and our every thought. That’s what it means to be holy.

Being holy means being set apart for God.

• For me being holy is watching what I say, I don't curse, and I pray to God to not only speak with grace but also listen and respond with Grace. 
• For me it means NOT dating the worlds way. Not pressuring a guy to commit to me, but allowing God to lead him, while maintaining purity(no sex) and keeping it open, while my church family and friends know. 
• For me being Holy means being intentional about reading my bible everyday and letting it's raw words pierce my hearts.
•  For me being Holy is serving my family first, then my church by attending church services, joining ministries and asking about the well being of my other members, and finally serving my friends. 
• For me it means watching what I watch on tv and listen to as music..if they aren'ttalking about Jesus, salvation and my finally resting place in Heaven, I ain't listening to it. 
• Being holy means keeping my eyes on heaven, always checking in that I am growing in faith daily, repenting of any wrong doing,  so heaven is my goal and that I make it. 

Sometimes I don't FEEL holy and perfect. Sometimes I feel so broken, but ALL the time I am praying, asking God, help me identify my weakest moments,keep me in this time of doubt in the flesh. God counts me holy and perfect, because I am not sinning, my flesh just wants to bring me down.

God will teach you very practical ways on how to be Holy as you grow in him. We must remember, to be perfect and holy starts from the inside but will manifest on the outside! There is no "its only about the heart"!

Being holy and perfect is truly truly an act of love for your self and love for others.

Matthew 22:36-40

36 “Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the law of Moses?”

37 Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’[a] 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[b] 40 The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.”

I love you all. Praying for you.<3

(2014 Graduation Gala at my church)

CHIME IN: In what ways can you be holy in your everyday life?

From your Sister in Christ ,

Shew thyself Approved

Sunday July 28th, 2014

2 Timothy 2:15

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

When I ask many of the youth I come across, if or how they study the bible these are many of their responses:

1. "I don't need to read the bible."  This translates to them feeling they have read enough of the bible and that most of the scriptures they have not memorized, will magically appear in their spirit or mind. Although God is not a magician, they feel meditating on the Word of God(Joshua 1:8), a commandment by God,  doesn't apply to them. 

The sad truth is the verse that God could use to quicken them through out the day, these people will never receive because they have not taken the time to open Gods words and receive something from it.

2. I haven't read it yet today. I only read it at night. This translates to they have not made or don't plan to make adequate time for the Lord, who they may or may not acknowledge. Just like above, to have the Lord dwell richly in our hearts(Colossians 3:16) we must commune with Him through out the day. For God to communicate with us, to truly help us every step of the way, in both our happy and weak times we must read His words in the Bible and pray them in during the day and at night. That is why God also tells us in the very beginning of  the book of Psalm written by a man, God himself classified as a man after His own heart,

Psalm 1:2

 But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

3. Lastly, I am too tired and I just don't have time to read the bible. Reading the bible, like choosing to wake up, go somewhere, go to work, doing anything, is a Choice. You can choose to follow and worship Jesus today or choose to not. If you don't make time to read the bible you will not. As a believer in Christ, our lifeline to God is reading the bible and praying. There is no way around it. To become as strong in faith like Abraham, Ruth, Paul, Esther, John the baptist, and so many great man and woman of God is by reading and taking up the ways of the bible that has been put together for us to read plus,

2 Timothy 3:16

16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

For those curious on why the bible is a text that holds validity. You can read about it's historical credibility HERE  and HERE . You can also watch a very well versed theologian explain it's historical credibility. Plus you can see the manifestation of how the words of the Bible holds true in the lives of myself and many others who have been converted and live a life sold out to Jesus Christ.

Now that we have helped those who were on the fence of believing if the bible was credible enough, let's talk about why many people in my generation find it so hard to read the bible. Many desire to, but when they want to create time something else takes their attention. The answer is simple, its one of the above three excuses, but it's also because there is a spiritual battle for your soul. The Lord reaches out to bring you on His side and  the dark forces also want you to be pulled to their side! The bible talks so much about how the youth will become tired, and weak; these then are the times the dark forces will come and steal the desire to read the only book where you can gain both wisdom and eternal life!

Isaiah 40:30-31

30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:

Ecclesiastes 12:1

 Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

Psalm 119:9

Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.

Personal story. I grew up with parents, but a mother who loved the Lord and so I was a church kid(till a parent left the church at 14, and I had a choice whether or not to go, another story). I read the bible growing up and was encouraged to, but when you give your life to the Lord and become Born Again you have to re-read and re-learn everything in the word  because you have a measure of the Holy Spirit in you! The Holy Spirit now helps you truly understand the scriptures and apply it to your specific life situation or for wisdom in the future. So, I was assigned to first read John, the most practical of the gospels. I went home that Sunday I received Jesus so fired up to the read the word. Then I opened the bible so ready to devour it but the devil started fighting. I couldn't concentrate. So then "I prayed Lord help me concentrate, I want to Learn who You are." Then the Lord put it in my spirit out of no where to watch the story of John, while listening to the King James Version(my favorite version of the bible) So I go on YouTube search "Book of John movie" or something very close, and end up reading and studying the book of John the entire night through a dramatization, while taking notes. I then proceeded the next day to read the other three gospels Matthew, Mark, Luke while listening to them audible(didn't need the video ) and writing down what the Lord was speaking to me each time. I found a way for me to be able to inject the word of God into my soul. Now, I am able to read the bible without any audio or movie, and even music because I have grown a deep love for the text. I just bask in the Holy Spirit speaking to me with silence around me. Just as God showed me ways that worked for me, He will show you too.

Now how does my morning routine go? I battled early on with picking up my phone first before the bible. I always remembered to pray and thank God for waking me up, but I wanted the Word of God to be what I consumed next. Putting my phone somewhere far wasn't working either. That annoyed me. Like many of us we like our phones close to us. I too had always kept the physical bible under my pillow, but because I was again picking my phone up, this is what I now do. I downloaded the bible app on my phone and put the verse of the day widget, they also have a full long text bible reading widget and placed it on the screen I see once I click my phones unlock button. So when I unlock my phone the Verse of the day is what I see first! I memorize it and that's the verse I choose to mediate on through out the day. Quiet time doesn't necessarily have to be right after you wake up, but you want to inject something from the word before you leave your house, or really interact with family. Because someone is waiting to test you! You want to pass that test! People may not read the bible but they read us and our reactions!  At night I am really tired, so instead of forcing myself to read a long passage. God favors a little too. I downloaded the "Uplifting Psalms" app, which randomizes Psalms and I read one and pray the words in and go to bed. It's been a blessing.  

The Bible app also has:

• Bible Reading Plans
• Devotionals
• Over 20 Translations of the bible in English
• Other language translations
• Audio voice-overs on most translations

You can also choose to pick a devotional to read in the morning. My church sells Higher Everyday youth and adult devotionals. I personally will read these devotionals later on in the day after I have read the bible and gotten my own revelation and interpretation from the God himself, free from mans opinions. You gotta own your own walk in Christ, God will judge you solo.

Aside from quiet time, I regularly will read my physical bible through out the day or read the bible on my app. I also carry my physical bible everywhere with me. Mine is a little big, so I would recommend a nice travel size. It's also great to be able to use to witness to anyone God allows you to come across during the day, so you two can look at the word together. The phone may not be big enough. Plus I see the physical bible as my literal sword. Not sure if anyone heard of the man who escaped a bullet to his heart, due to his bible being in his shirt pocket...YES! God is so real and so good! I also have Jesus outings, where I take my bible and journal and go to the movies, have a picnic, do my favorite things and read! It's precious. I also don't miss my church's bible studies. If you want to grow in the word of God you have to learn from people who God has raised up to teach the bible. God tells His leaders special revelations. I have really grown. I also do the Proverbs challenge, everyday. I love gaining wisdom and Proverbs is the book of wisdom. On the numerical date of the day, I would read the chapter of Proverbs. So on July 28th, I would read Proverbs 28 and meditate on it. I also read parts of the bible I find comfort in, and read a pattern of books and chapters the spirit is yielding me to read. 

So Practical ways to help you read the bible and get devotional(Quiet time) with God, day and night:

• Watch the book of the bible being dramatized on YouTube(Free), Netflix
• Download the Bible App. Add the widget on your phone's home screen if you have an android
• Add these sites to your favorites on your computer or mobile browser to gain more insight on what you read in the bible and to help you read the bible:
• http://www.openbible.info/topics/
• http://www.gotquestions.org/
• http://www.blueletterbible.org/
• https://www.biblegateway.com
• Do the Proverbs Challenge everyday
• Make it a choice to want to read the bible. Get a Bible you LOVE.

• Find a bible study or follow mine HERE, which gets posted every Monday night
• Download Pandora, set the alarm option to wake up to a station with your favorite gospel artist, to get you in the mood to read the bible.
• Start with worship music before reading the bible
• Download Uplifting Psalms and Uplifting Proverbs app.

• Put scriptures on your phone and computer backgrounds.
• Set apart a day or time where you can get deep in the word. 
• Buy a study bible you enjoy, KJV(closest version to the truth), to get insight.



(KJV Relationship Bible)

• Always have a journal, laptop, tablet, or phone to take notes while reading.

It's important to note, before you start reading the bible we must invite God in and ask for His help in gaining revelation. We must pray before we read. Always.

Hope this helps to the many who have asked me how I study the bible and for those on a journey to read and understand the bible in its entirety. God will expect all Christians to know every word in the bible on judgement day.

Reading the word is doable, can be enjoyably and while reading it shows us our reflection. My prayer is we will allow God's reflection to be our reflections. God Bless you for reading.

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From your Sister in Christ ,

So you want to Get Married? (Marriage Committee: What is that?!)

Thursday August 15th, 2013

Ok, so I met this guy. He is really really good looking..Oh God help me he is FYNE. He is Born Again, like he is a genuine Born Again Christian, so you know how I love men of GOD...they are the Leaders of our future home. Ok so he has his bills together, he is educated and so smart! Girl he has everything on my LIST. He loves to work out, eat nice food, pray, plus he is a member of my church! And bonus the conversations are so good! God have mercy, I feel something, I need to start praying, help me pray sis.

PAUSE

This is a typical conversation of many of us Christian Girls when we first meet a guy and some of us even say OH, "I def saw the will of God", "he is my Husband", I mean ok you may have seen the will of God but then you question if he really is the will because based on your feelings ALONE he qualifies.

GIRL SLOW DOWN, SLOW YOUR ROLL. Let's talk a bit:

I totally understand, this has happened to me. Maybe it's even happening to me now lol. Difference is though I am laying my feelings totally at the feet of Jesus are you?

Sis, I understand marriage is a big desire of yours, even though you are pursing the things of Christ wholeheartedly like (Matthew 6:33), you still pray for God to protect your husband till he finds you. Although you may desire marriage, sis it's not to be taken lightly by ANY-MEANS. It's not to be labeled and thrown on any guy that may meet all your checks and check nots. It's not a thing to enter if you haven't gotten certain things done and completed.

So you want to be married? Let me share with you some biblical principles on what you need to do before you should think about marriage and to entertain a guy as more than a church friend or brother in Christ...because if you and this "church brother in Christ" are really enjoying talking and looking at each other, if he says God saw the will of God in marrying  are you ready to drop your entire SINGLE life to marry him, submit to him and really die of your flesh, wants and needs daily?! 

       1. You MUST be a Born Again Christian: 

Galatians 2:20

 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

Once you become a  born again Christian you allow God to be your everything. He starts plucking and weeding out the bad in your life and replacing it with the Good. He starts to show you submission you'll need to submit to your husband, as you submit to God's will and commandments. There are things God may show you that your husband may not show you when you get into an argument in courtship and marriage. You must be really in tune with your spirit.  A couple that stays together PRAYS together. Prayer only can be done effectively when you have an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ. 

       2. You must be be able to hear God's voice:

John 5:30

 I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.

Now we are living for Jesus, our old life is done away with and now we are new creatures. We must now understand, nothing including mere friendship, courting and marriage must not be done without Gods consent. You have to be able to clearly hear from God. I am not saying look for a thunderstorm a burning bush, or something real DRAMATIC to know it's God. God simply works in subtle ways. Not having peace when God is the king of peace is a sign something is not right and needs to be looked into. Whatever God has used in your life to show you something, God can and will use that. Just remember though, God asks you to listen and obey him in little things before he will trust you with bigger things.

       3. GET your education and purpose as a SINGLE person right:

Proverbs 31: 13

 She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.

Proverbs 31:24 

She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.

Listen this was me; I knew I wanted to finish college before marrying. But I am thinking ok I can meet my husband now in college and then by the time I finish college, we'll have courted gotten to know each other and marry. THIS IS not entirely wrong but ladies you need to understand God does not encourage a long courtship period, examples of people dating for 5,6 years before marrying  may be done because of unforeseen circumstances. Courtship, getting to know each other is done with the intention of marrying soon because you are working towards it. Sexual temptation will come and it's REAL. Look at the world now, so many people lose their virginity before High School! So in saying that to be an increase not a deficit but an asset to your marriage you must endeavor to finish part of education before entertaining a guy. You must understand what God has called you to do in your single life besides pursuing motherhood and tending a lovely home when married. FORGET that marriage where one spouse dropped his schooling because God called him to preach. Forget that example of that wife that dropped out of college and now is blessed to be a stay at home wife. Those people had their own calling on their lives. You are different. Understand God wants the best for you, to be a proverbs 31 woman, a woman who uses her hands to work and makes wealth, you do just that and finish your education. If you are no where near complete with school, sis your boy of interest and person you most contact should be JESUS CHRIST ONLY.

Those are the three critical things you really need to ask yourself sis. Have you done all 3? If so, do you feel ready for God to bring your husband to you? If so, you may then meet someone that God ministers to you and matches God's will for you, then God knew the time is perfect. Go ahead and start courtship to lead into marriage;  Then start to share you heart and intimate moments with him. Start to pray, do bible study, and talk about the future together. I want to share with you this really awesome process my Church uses to help guide you once you may have found the will of marriage for you. It's called the Marriage Committee. 

So basically you don't come to the marriage committee when this person has proposed to you and you already skipped the intent of this committee. This committee helps you, by praying with you about the will of God, God has revealed to you in your private prayer. Once you hear God minister to you about a person, feelings spiritually and not only physical have been birthed you approach the marriage committee at my church and they start to pray with you! They intercede to God on your behalf because, listen SIS marriage is FOR LIFE, so prayers from righteous people are important! Once the marriage committee has also confirmed with you he is the one, they let the pastor know and he also prays.The committee discourages brother and sister relations before the marriage committee process is over. Listen at this point sis, if that man is for you, what God has for you will be for you, so don't fear if the committee or Pastor say no. After all these confirmations they approach the guy and let him know the will of God for him concerning you, and then he also prays about it. I have heard many stories in which the Guy also heard Gods will for you sis. So truly when you do things GOD's way, God will truly bless you!

Sister rest in Jesus. Cherish your single years. Have your butterflies and heart flutters come from Jesus. Your husband in Christ will find you without all the temporary theatrics the world uses. 

Psalm 37:7

 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: 

(Me street evangelizing this past Wednesday!)

From your Sister in Christ with a Servants Heart,

Janet Adeola Songonuga

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Letter: Dear Dad

Below you will find an open letter for fathers everywhere. I am writing this in a way to convict any brother or sister reading this, as well as to bring glory to God. Here it goes..

Dear Dad,

We look up to you for examples on how we will be treated by the men in  our lives.  So, please, please, please, love your wife! A well loved mother really is one of the best gifts you can give to me. I am looking unto your marriage covenant as the standard of marriage. How you treat your wife is how I'll expect to be treated in my own marriage someday, which means you need to be showcasing marriage as it is presented in the scriptures: Christ (the husband) sacrificially loving and dying for His bride, the church (the wife). Good, godly dads will desire THE very best for me we thank God, but your marriage must be backing that up! Its incredibly confusing to tell me to wait for a man who faithfully loves and cherishes me, when I turn around and don't see you doing so with my mother. It's hypocritical and causes major trust issues. You are the first love of my life. I look up to you as my hero! So set the standard high for the man I am marry by being that type of man from the very beginning. "Be the standard she judges all men against." Prove to me that there are men who are trustworthy. Show me that there are good men in the world and I deserve to be treated with the utmost honor, respect, dignity, and love. Actively pursue my heart by taking me out on dates!  And as I grow up, constantly remind me of my great value, worth, and beauty (always tell your daughter that she's beautiful). If I know and feel this, I in turn will learn to value and cherish myself as well.

Protect and Provide for Her. 

Make sure I always know I am safe and secure with you. That I can always come to you for anything and everything with the expectation that you will lovingly take care of and help me, hear me out, and extend grace. You should be the one I run to when I cry. When the world feels like it's crashing in (and it will feel like that to her as she gets older) be that protector and defender that God has called you to be! You've been called to be my provider in regards to her physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. Always be for me, not against me, and after my greatest joy.

Encourage and Teach Her. 

Be involved in my education, and I mean that in every regard. Know how I doing in school and encourage me to do well. Challenge me to grow in me hobbies and interests. Help me to gain confidence and wisdom in what I love. Show me how to treat others and what to value.

Bless and Delight in Her.

Being a dad can be a super fun job. I'm all for parents treating their kids. After all, don't you think God treats His kids beyond what they deserve? I'm pretty convinced He does. Our Heavenly Father desires to give us good gifts and bless us in ways particular to each of us. More and more I think dads should just have fun with their kids. Jesus was fun!

Pastor Her 

Pray over and with me, read the Bible stories, go to church, and ask what she's learning about Jesus. You've been called to be the spiritual leader of your home. Engage with your daughter's walk with the Lord throughout her entire life. As a parent your job will be to reflect the love of Christ to your daughter and teach her to walk in His ways.

Make Her a Priority. 

Don't put your work above me. Learn when to say "no" to your work and hobbies in order to be present in my life. Make it a point to be at as many recitals, concerts, games, birthday, and events as possible. By doing so you're showing me that family really is more important than work and that I am of high value to you and your time.

Tonight nearly half of the children in this country will go to be without their daddies tucking them into bed and kissing them goodnight. This is a travesty. Maybe some of you grew up in that home yourself. Or the father God gave you wounded you deeply. My heart goes out to you and I know God grieves over this greatly. I'm not excusing your earthly father's behavior whatsoever, but I also want you to know that Christ has not called you to follow down that same path. Christ is summoning you to be a better man. Christ has called all men to parent their children well, just as He parents His children. As an earthly father you'll bear the great responsibility of showcasing many of the attributes of the Heavenly Father to your child. This is not to be taken lightly. Be that man God has called you to be for your daughter, for she will be a sweet and precious gift that the Lord has entrusted to you. Rely on His strength and grace to help you when the time comes. When the ball finally gets passed to you, don't drop it.

40% Of females turn to Sexual Perversion just because of a lack of a strong father figure in their life.   We must do better.

If you are a father and you realize you are in error. It's not too late for you to turn around. But you must understand it's not by your wisdom and grace alone that you can be a better father to your daughter. You must repent of your wrong doing and receive Jesus into your life. After that you must then go back to your daughters and apologize and start living the mentioned above.

If you are a man but not yet married, make sure you understand the responsibility that comes with having a child, especially a daughter! You must make sure you too have received Jesus into your life so by God's grace he can help you raise daughters that wont be found at clubs, and in sexual perverse circles but daughters that love God and respect themselves.

If you are a daughter and realize your earthly father has not done the above, and you miss his presence in your life, you too must receive Jesus into your life. Jesus is the best father. But pray for your earthly father if you still have one. God will change him.

(My wonderful Father and sisters)

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From your Sister in Christ with a Servants Heart,

Janet Adeola Songonuga

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ATONEMENT FOR SINS

Sin is a SERIOUS MATTER. Let me repeat, Sin is a very serious matter. All of us born into this world, no matter which country are taught what is right and wrong on TV, in books, and by teachers in school. We are taught don't steal, don't fight, don't lie, don't curse in the classroom unless we will be faced with consequences for our actions. The punishment if one was to do something wrong would be rendered either within the school grounds or with the government. I included, got taught these things? But yet I still sinned. People STILL SIN even after they hear what's right and wrong. Have you wondered why? Well although I grew up in the church I didn't really understand. It was only when I received Jesus into my life I understood why I still kept on sinning even though I knew what was right.

Let’s get into this from God's perspective...

As you read above, Psalm 51:5 solves all your questions and inquiries about why you may still sin even though you know the truth and what's right. Since the fall of man which was Adam and Eve disobeying God every one including you and I were born in Sin. We are sinful beings. Our impulse of the flesh is to lie, steal, swear, kill, fight. Without laws and rules we would all be running around totally disobeying God and living in tremendous sin! But thank God, for God. He set apart the people of Israel and laid down the ten commandments apart from the rule of the land in Exodus 20:2-17:

These were far more truthful of our sinful nature than the law of man. He discusses how knowing, reverencing, and fearing one TRUE God above many other gods, idols is very important in ones’ life. God also understood marriage is to be held and cherished so sleeping outside of ones marriage does not please God and will create problems in your life. Lastly he understood envy, jealousy was a very important downfall in our sinful nature and so he stated in these set of laws to not "covet" which means to not seek to be like anyone else but to know God can provide all your needs if and only you seek him. 

Along with these commandments given to Moses from God, in Leviticus 16:1-34 God instructed Aaron, one of the Jewish priests on the great day of atonement. This was to be a special day on the Jewish religious calendar, an annual event, which took place on the 10th day on the 7th month. On this day of atonement, the sins of the entire nation was atoned for by sacrifice and the shedding of the blood of prescribed animals. The tabernacle was also purified from the defilement of sin and the whole nation of Israel obtained a new lease of life for another year. If Aaron didn't do this LONG extensive procedure read about in Leviticus at all or the right way, him and every Israelite would have been KILLED! KILLED because of the sins committed. SIN IS SERIOUS TO GOD.

So you may be a person who has only heard of the loving side of God? God is not only a loving God but he Judges us including our wrong doings! He does not delight in judgment, but he judges sin so others can and turn from their evil ways and live a righteous lifestyle.

Romans 6:23 reads

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

That's the thing the wages of sin is death! The consequence to continue to live a life of sin doesn't only cause heartache, nightmares, criminal records but it ultimately leads to death. The consequences of sin are so great that human imagination cannot fathom an appropriate solution to it. BUT GOD the maker of our life, the author and finisher of our faith (Hebrews 12:2) gave us the ultimate solution! The day of atonement through the blood of sacrificed animal foreshadowed Jesus Christ's singular and final sacrificse , not only for the nation of Israel but the whole world, the sinners and our only hope of redemption through his death and resurrection!

JESUS came to save you and I from our sinful nature!! Sister, brother what ever SIN you are struggling with, God sent his only son to DIE to set you free from that Sin. After you repent of the sins you've committed, truly realize you are a sinful person, and receive Jesus into your life, start believing, and then start reading the Bible, your life will be so peaceful and so rewarding. 

Lastly,

I can't stress this enough. SIN IS SERIOUS. The little sin of stealing will lead to you eventually stealing at the supermarket, then to credit cards, and much more if you don't repent and receive Jesus.

The little sin of fornication, having sex or doing sexual acts before marriage which includes, masturbation, oral sex, and watching Porn will grow into having many sex partners, getting a disease your body never wanted if you don't repent and receive Jesus.

Your drinking which you may have been taught at a young age or when you go to college to use recreationally; When you celebrate you want to get drunk, when you have a problem you want to get drunk. This is sowing a seed to eventually lead to a drinking problem later in life that can hinder you from a lot of things. You don't need drinking for anything, repent, receive Jesus into your life and let him be your prince of ultimate peace and happiness.

You may live a perfect life on the outside, you've never committed any sin but in your heart you have a long standing problem of envy and jealousy. This can rage into a consuming fire! If you don't deal with that envy or jealousy now you will never find contentment even if you get what you have been envious or jealous of. Ever wonder why when a cheating spouse who got in that situation, for envying whomever is cheating with, still isn't content when they leave their original spouse. Repent and receive Jesus into your life today.

If you have children and want to have children I encourage you to raise them in the way of the Lord so they have a firm foundation and know there is a way out of their sinful nature. And for you that are reading this there is a true way out of the things that cause you pain and sorrow it's to repent and receive Jesus into your life today.

You can read about my so sinful past and born again experience here: Why Receive Jesus Into your Life

You may be wondering what exactly is sin and what God deems wrong:

Galatians 5:19-21

Now, the effects of the corrupt nature are obvious: illicit sex, perversion, promiscuity, 20 idolatry, drug use, hatred, rivalry, jealousy, angry outbursts, selfish ambition, conflict, factions, 21 envy, drunkenness, wild partying, and similar things. I’ve told you in the past and I’m telling you again that people who do these kinds of things will not inherit the kingdom of God. (GNT)

You must repent all or none. The day you then repent and receive the one and only Atonement for Sin Jesus Christ should be remembered and celebrated. You are now BORN AGAIN.

(Me at my Younger Sister Bernice's High School Graduation)

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From your Sister in Christ with a Servants Heart,

Janet Adeola Songonuga

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