(Excerpt from Cheryl Gnagey's Spiritual Healing: The Surrender That Brings Victory, Chapter 10)
Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap." (Galatians 6:7)
"Do you see what your response is to be [to the enemy's deception and lies about the seriousness of our sin]? God is calling you to surrender your sins and turn from them. You are not to be deceived by the lies of the devil. If you continue to make excuses for not surrendering and repenting, God will eventually say to you, 'I will not be mocked!' When you choose to sow for yourselves the seeds of denial of your sin and its corrupt influence, you will reap a bitter fruit of defeat. But if you sow for yourself the seeds of repentance and surrender, from a heart that is broken and contrite, you will necessarily produce a different kind of fruit. That fruit is victory over your sin and a powerful life in the Spirit that you will never know unless you turn from your sin and allow Him full control of your life. Victory and power lie just around the corner for the one who will lay down the boastful pride of life for the purpose of surrendering to God's authority. Persevering victory and power are the gifts of God for the truly broken-hearted, surrendered servant of the the Lord."
Are you interested in gaining victory over your sin? Do you want to see what God can do through you? Then God asks only one thing of you: Remove all excuse to sin and replace it with real, heart-wrenching repentance and surrender to Him! This response to your sin moves the heart of God. In this, He will never feel that you are mocking Him!
Beginning next week (I am on retreat this weekend with my Women's Group) I will begin to explain to you what happens to the Holy Spirit when He enters us the moment we are saved, and what will be required of us in order for His power to be released out of us. I will be using an Artesian Well to describe it to you. The correlation is incredible! You won't want to miss it!
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