Let’s assume you are living in
defeat. What happens next?...God alone
can break through the darkness in which Satan has the carnal Christian
living….with the light of the Holy Spirit, the deceptions of the enemy can be
seen clearly. This no man can do; it
must be the work of the Holy Spirit…
When any of us realize the error of our
own way, the enemy steps up the attack for fear that all of his long efforts
and deep deceptions might be for naught.
He begins to whisper in a voice that is calculated to be confused with
conscience…It is all said in hopes that we will not return and learn the true
character of God.
This book is for the defeated…If there
is one thing I pray you would receive out of the book, it is this, so please
take it to heart: the true depth of a person’s faith is revealed in his ability
to accept forgiveness in the midst of his deepest defeat. It is easy to believe
that your righteousness is based in Christ when you have not done anything
wrong; but you many have a confidence that is not based on Christ’s work but
your own…However, failure reveals where you have really put your trust…Many in
the midst of failure refuse forgiveness, continuing a self-inflicted punishment
until they believe they have paid the price.
Some are so unbelieving that they even begin to make up excuses for why
God should not forgive them.
The New Testament writers are not
surprised by the fact that saints do sin, and their solution is simple:
repentance and pressing on…James 4:7-10.
…If you have ever once experienced
freedom from your failure, you can experience it once again, for it is moment
by moment. If as a believer you have
shut the door, repent, accept His forgiveness in spite of how you feel, and
press on…
- Mike Wells
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