Today I was thinking about life and everything else in general . . . I have a very busy brain. One of the thoughts I had was this,
"If you let it in . . . it will win."
It's simple but always very true. One of the scriptures I have had shadow me in the last year or so is from Proverbs 4 :23 "Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it."
So I have to stop and ask myself, "what am I letting in?" because truth is truth. . . If I let it in, it has won and will continue to win. It might come in subtly, a slight look, a laugh at something inappropriate. It might be justified, bitterness, offence, reaction to rejection, self-pity. They put on the puppy eyes, and the mournful look and we let our guard down and open the door.
Or it might be something seductive and obvious like blatant sin born from the seed of rebellion that we let in the back door. Rebellion never comes through the front door, no it doesn't, not in Christian circles anyway. The front door carries the facade of acting right, and saying the right thing....but we leave the back door open and let it come in. The thing is rebellion, like a lot of other sins, always brings friends.
In Genesis 4:7 we see God warning Cain that sin was crouching at the door, but encouraging Cain to master it. When you open the door to it, it will master you. You need to put it in its place, and keep it out the door. it's a bit like the story of the 3 little pigs and the wolf. The wolf was persistent and kept trying. He kept knocking and huffing and puffing and eventually even tried to climb down the chimney.
The thing is, if the pig had let the wolf in, the wolf would have master him. A lot like red riding hood. . . don't make friends with the wolf. Dont invite it in. He will be at the door. He will beg and plead and howl and huff and puff. Don't open that door.
We are able to resist. God is faithful to provide a way out and He has also given us free will to stand our ground. We stand in his authority. And this doesn't just apply to sin. So many things try to come in to master our lives. There is only one safe bet, only one "thing" that deserves to be allowed access. . . Only one who if He is allowed in, will master but in a good way that will bring about the best in your life and that "person" is Jesus Christ. . . keep your door open to him.
Don't keep him sitting on the porch and act like you know him because he is on your premises and you have heard his voice. . . take the risk and let him in....go ahead, open that door....regardless of what kind of mess is inside. Regardless of what other "things" you have let in and the houseguests they brought with them....let Him in, and Jesus will serve the rest their eviction notice and help you clean it all up....don't be scared....today's here, He's here, ready and waiting for you to open the door.
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