Moreover, from the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, until his thirty-second year—twelve years—neither I nor my brothers ate the food allotted to the governor. But the earlier governors—those preceding me—placed a heavy burden on the people and took forty shekels of silver [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘guilt’
April 28, 2008
6.4 But I Like It! I Really Like It!
Maybe you’re thinking, “But I like sinning.” I’m not here to lie to you. Sexual sin can be fun and exciting. Duh! There’s a reason why so many people do it. But that’s your flesh talking. Do a realistic cost/benefit analysis, and you’ll find that the fun and excitement don’t outweigh the negative consequences.
We’re like [...]
April 26, 2008
6.2 Our Self-Image Prison
In the last chapter, I talked about how our self-image acts as a thermostat to regulate our behavior. Now I would like to share how our false self-image can become a prison for us.
I’m currently watching old episodes of the original “Battlestar Galactica” T.V. series with my oldest son. Last night’s episode (“The Long Patrol”) [...]
April 11, 2008
5.4 Our Self Image Thermostat
The last question is common and revealing. If sexual sin has been a big part of our life for years, we often fear that we won’t be able to make a lasting change. This is especially true if we’ve made earlier attempts to clean up our act and failed. We begin to identify ourselves as [...]
March 5, 2008
4:2 Desire, Discipline, Delight
Spiritual disciplines are habits, and good habits are difficult to form. (The bad ones just seem to leap into existence.) When we are working on incorporating a new habit like daily time in the Word, we often struggle mightily to get started. We do well for a few days, and then our inspiration leaves us. [...]
