another way we try to deal with
guilt is distractions. that is,
“i’m never going to slow down long enough so i won’t have to think about
it.” so i rush around from one event,
one activity to the next trying to do what i want to do, trying to do what i
need to get done so at night i can come home and crash. lay my head down on the pillow and go to
sleep before those depressing, guilty thoughts start filling my mind and
haunting me again.
guilt is probably one of the primary causes of workacholism. a lot of workaholics are running from something. they’re trying to run away from something they know is wrong in their life and they’ve never dealt with it so they just try to stay busy so they don’t have to think about it.
then one we’re all familiar with is escapism. pop a pill, have a drink, smoke a joint, watch tv, go to disney world, take up a sport, play the lottery; any kind of thing to kind of escape from the depression of my guilt.
the problem is that none of these work. none of these will help you to get rid of guilt in your life.
there was a guy who called up on the phone to one of those talk radio psychologists and he said, “i am so guilty,” and he poured out what he had done to this radio psychologist. he said, “i’m so guilty! how can i get rid of my guilt?” the psychologist said, “you can’t. you’ve got to live with it.”
that is what someone who doesn’t believe in GOD would say. fortunately you don’t have to live with it. fortunately nobody reading this – i don’t care what you’ve done – if you’ll stick with me during the next few days here on the porch and apply what we’ll talk about, there’s not a single person who needs to stay on a guilt trip. there’s not a single person who needs to leave the front porch without a clear conscious.
there’s only one antidote and it’s the next phrase that we are going to look at in the LORD’s prayer. it’s found in matthew 6.12 (niv), forgive us our debts.
there’s only one antidote to guilt and it is forgiveness. while other people may forgive you for things you did against them, all the personal sins in your life the only person who can forgive you for that is GOD. you need GOD’s forgiveness.
just a beginning thought from the front porch…
guilt is probably one of the primary causes of workacholism. a lot of workaholics are running from something. they’re trying to run away from something they know is wrong in their life and they’ve never dealt with it so they just try to stay busy so they don’t have to think about it.
then one we’re all familiar with is escapism. pop a pill, have a drink, smoke a joint, watch tv, go to disney world, take up a sport, play the lottery; any kind of thing to kind of escape from the depression of my guilt.
the problem is that none of these work. none of these will help you to get rid of guilt in your life.
there was a guy who called up on the phone to one of those talk radio psychologists and he said, “i am so guilty,” and he poured out what he had done to this radio psychologist. he said, “i’m so guilty! how can i get rid of my guilt?” the psychologist said, “you can’t. you’ve got to live with it.”
that is what someone who doesn’t believe in GOD would say. fortunately you don’t have to live with it. fortunately nobody reading this – i don’t care what you’ve done – if you’ll stick with me during the next few days here on the porch and apply what we’ll talk about, there’s not a single person who needs to stay on a guilt trip. there’s not a single person who needs to leave the front porch without a clear conscious.
there’s only one antidote and it’s the next phrase that we are going to look at in the LORD’s prayer. it’s found in matthew 6.12 (niv), forgive us our debts.
there’s only one antidote to guilt and it is forgiveness. while other people may forgive you for things you did against them, all the personal sins in your life the only person who can forgive you for that is GOD. you need GOD’s forgiveness.
just a beginning thought from the front porch…
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