Idleness
Dearest brothers and sisters,
Yesterday I was disciplined and convicted by the Holy Spirit, and I thank God for that. Days after writing an article on “Be still and know that I am God” I found myself going to the extreme and becoming idle. I spent the whole of Saturday at home resting and recovering from the flu but rather than actually resting, I found myself sitting in front of the TV for the majority of the day.
Well what’s so wrong with that? Everything! I mean I was focused on a television screen for up to 10 hours watching and taking in all that was presented to me, and worst of all I prioritized that before spending time with Him. Now I don’t want to get into the argument of whether watching television is wrong or not, as that is not what this post is about but rather the fact that I wasted the whole day.
Now it seems as though I have changed my tune (I always sing out of key anyway) since my last post but the point that I am trying to convey is that God has appointed a time for us to take time out and be still before Him but not to waste time by being idle and ignoring Him. So at night as I was preparing to sleep, I felt a deep conviction come upon me, not a feeling of condemnation or the wrath of an angry God but rather a cry from the heart of God and a gentle plead for me to take heed lest I fall (1 cor 10:12).
It’s difficult to explain but I can only describe it as a Father gently correcting his child and placing him back in the narrow path.
In Him always,
Sunny
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Sunny was born in 1984 into a Sikh family in Southall. He began attending a church in Southall with his mother and sister and there grew curious about the things of God. He made a confession of faith and began serving in the church but wasn’t truly converted. However, God in His good providence compelled Sunny to Himself, which caused him to repent and believe the Gospel and place his faith in Jesus Christ as Lord of all.
Sunny is married to Milly and is faithfully serving and leading worship at the Church plant in Southall alongside Sonny. Sunny enjoys sports and is a keen supporter of his beloved Liverpool. His desire is to live a God glorifying life and serve people for the sake of the Gospel.
I Thank God for correcting me through this post.
God bless you bro.
Sonny
That is a very sincere and humble post Sunny. Remember this, God chastens and humbles those whom He loves. Thank God for His correction and His refining work. It shows God is moving and and present in your life and that you are not a dead, dry and lukewarm Christian.
I would be worried if I as a Christian wasn’t being corrected by God. A Christian who puts his life to the threshing floor is sure to be refined.
Now I rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that your sorrow led to repentance. For you were made sorry in a godly manner, that you might suffer loss from us in nothing. For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; (2 Cor 7:9)