Hosanna Restoration Church

It would be so much easier if we could ignore some truths of the Bible, but we can’t! And even though it may complicate things and make us uncomfortable as we face the truth, we must remember that ultimately it is the truth that sets us free. And for me, God has determined that it is time to get a greater understanding of words, and specifically idle words and actions.

Truly the law opens our eyes to what we are doing wrong. Paul warned me about that in Romans. I used to be convinced, that when Paul was writing in Romans Chapter 7 about doing the things he did not want to do and not doing the things that he wanted to, he was talking about before he met Jesus. Not any more! I repent! I think he was warning me about what would happen every time I walked into new truth. I have to say that this one, that looks like it should be so simple, seems to plague me more than other things that I thought to be much greater sins.

Oh yes, when I was saved there were some great big sins that just slid off like butter off a hot knife. But it seems the closer I get to God, the more things I find sticking to the knife, and only Christ can make it hot enough for them to slide off. I know that only He could change the things that have already changed, but perhaps I got to thinking that somehow I helped. I repent again! I am helpless! It is no wonder I love to worship, I need about an hour of worship and praise to get fit to preach.

What is he talking about you may wonder. Some of you may already be getting understanding. When I looked up idle in the dictionary, I found one of the meanings to be, to run disconnected so that power is not used for useful work, another meaning was, useless or worthless. This tied right in with what the Lord had revealed to me early one morning. When I came home from church the night before I was not really hungry, but then I found some cake and ice cream. There were two kinds, both which I like and I ate one of each. Early in the morning I was awake and telling myself that I should not have done that, that I should have used self control. God jumped on that and told me that idle words and actions were anything done outside the Word of God. Words or actions that do not produce fruit or reveal spiritual fruit are idle. For instance, un-loving words are idle. My eating without self control was idle, because self control is a fruit of the spirit. The same would be of joy, peace, and etc. Words and actions need to be the fruit of, or producing the fruit of the kingdom of God. This is too hard, you say. That is what I said too. But like anything else, it is only too hard if we do not want to do it. Believe me, in the three days since God began to press this into me, I have discovered that I have miles to go in getting this where it should be in my life. The Holy Spirit is faithful to crow and let me know when I step in it so to speak.

I have heard my self do things like threaten the cat.(Like it understands)And do it loudly of course.(ouch) I have so fruitfully yelled at my children.(Not!)(Yes they need correction, but believe me, I do not always do it right.)I have thought things in disgust.(The only redeeming thing is that I did not voice them.)(oh, idle thoughts) Oh yes, I know for sure that God is not finished working on me. I sure am glad that He is patient. I really want to run connected to the power.