There is No Condemnation.

Deep thought of the day: Is a person known by the goodness, or evilness of their heart? The good and loving things within them, or the bad sinful things?

I have a friend whose grandmother is in the hospital dying right now. So, I'm sitting here pondering the meaning of life, and death. It actually isn't morbid. It's enlightening. I realized, if I were to die today, or tomorrow, or WHEN I DO die, what would I have left behind in the world? A peaceful heart....or a turmoiled heart.

Some realizations:
- I have a lot of bitterness.
- I have a lot of anger.
- I have a lot of resentment.

Sometimes people get the best of me.

However, I also have within my heart:
- Appreciation
- Admiration
- Envy
- Judgment

All these things.....most of them contradict. So, how is that possible? To have a loving heart, yet filled with so much evil? There are good, but there are definitely bad. Unfortunately, there will always be bad things in our hearts if we don't let God handle them, and if we don't face the trembling fear that repentance brings.

God,

I'm sorry for making my heart hardened towards others.
I'm sorry for harboring all this hatred and anger.

Although others see the outside, the chipper voice and "happy" face I portray, only God really knows the depth of my soul and the condition of my heart.

It's evident that my state of mind is becoming more clear.

I've realized being emerged in people brings out the worst in me...
I like isolation, but I don't like feeling alone....
Then again, feelings are irrelevant.

The only reason I'm in the current state I'm in, and the only reason people feel stuck about their situation is because they fail to see their other options.
With God there are always options, and probably more than one.
God = freedom.

This summer, I'm declaring freedom.
Freedom from myself and the hurtful things I put myself through.
I'm declaring freedom from my evil heart. The evil desires of my heart. The fleshly desires of my body.

No more bondage.

The Holy Spirit gives us the power to conquer sin.
Today I was led to Romans again......
"Therefore, there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death." - Romans 8:1-2

Although my friends grandmother is dying....the impact of her loving heart still lives on. I hope it's like that when I die. I don't want to be known for the evil or bad things in my heart. I won't.

The spirit of God has set us free. If we follow God and are led by His Holy Spirit, THERE IS NO CONDEMNATION. None whatsoever. Just like the verse says.