We are all painfully human. Whether Christian or non-Christian, we feel pain, we get confused, depressed, irritated, aggravated, frustrated, angry, sad and perplexed. In spite of everything God has done forus and means tous we still allow ourselves to suffer great angst when it comes to situations that confront us. Our focus becomes easily skewed causing our first reaction to be negative until the Holy Spirit reboots our thought processes.
In Paul’s letter to the Roman believers he expressed frustration at doing what he knows he shouldn’t do and not doing that which he knows he should be doing. He ends this section by asking the question “Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death?” Romans 7:24
This is one way we can definitely relate to the unbeliever, thru the associated pains of living life. We mustn’t sequester ourselves away, afraid to face the unknown that lives next door or down the street. Aside from salvation we are all very much the same, cultural differences notwithstanding. Our basic needs are the same, though our likes and dislikes are different, molded by outside influences. Living out our faith can speak much louder than the words we say. I feel like people no longer what to hear about Christ, they was to see our faith in action. We must BE Christ to them. Too often the world has seen words turn hypocritical in light of our contradictory actions.
By the way, Paul doesn’t leave his readers hanging … he answered his own question by proclaiming, “Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord.” Romans 7:25 -rlkeller
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