Two Sins Committed

As men we tend to live lives for ourselves. We are prepared to forsake everything for fame, success, titles, riches, and more. We are at most times selfish. I know plenty of people like this that I encountered throughout my life. Women again, in general, are the exact opposite to men. They are more humble, more giving, affectionate, less worried about status, fame, etc. They will rather go out of the way to help others. It could be just a shoulder to lean on. Not men! They have dug themselves “life trenches” that they use to protect everything they are and have. They try and build their own “empires” by themselves, and most times, these fail.

They are prepared to forsake everything in life for their own needs. Christian men, not all though, are the same. Praise God, thank God, pray to God – and it’s usually about their own issues, their agendas, and their lives. I was like that until I “woke up” and realised what a God I serve. Let’s see where people, or the human race, fail to live out their lives fully committed to God. Jeremiah 2:13 says the following; “My people have committed two sins: They have forsaken me, the spring of living water, and have dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot hold water.” That’s how one can describe most men. When all goes well God is the best. When all goes bad God is pushed aside because our agenda was not “fulfilled” by Him.

Firstly, we have forsaken our God; shelved Him until the times we need Him. The other periods we are fine without Him because life is great. When some trial crosses our paths we run to Him for help, and expect a great solution immediately. He becomes our “instant” God only. Secondly, we build our lives centred on our ideas and our goals; no God in the middle of it all. When everything fails we blame Him. What we try on our own will fail! But with Him in every facet of our lives, success is near, and found. Remember this. God knows and sees everything. He created the heavens and the earth, and He created us. We were created for one purpose, and that is to enjoy a great relationship with Him. Where do you stand in life right now? Is it God-centred? If not, turn to the Father and ask forgiveness for what you have done, the life lived. Accept Jesus once again into the whole of your life and look at the future results that come from following these steps. Be blessed!