THE STRUGGLE IS REAL!!
Blessings in the Mighty Name of Yeshua Hamashiach!
41 Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak." (Matthew 26:41 ESV)
When becoming Christlike, you embrace the struggle of walking through life without fear. You embrace the struggle of walking without lust and all the sins common to humanity. You get into the pain, the stumbling and rising, the fight. You get into the depth of repentance,and suddenly, when you look at somebody going through that, you’re not standing back judging them.
The Christian pharisee judges harshly because he’s never had a personal experience with the struggle of getting the roots of sin out and truly repenting. He doesn’t have compassion for the struggle. He can’t relate to a disciple’s freedom when they truly repent, and God removes the stain of sin from their heart. He doesn’t have humility. He stands dressed in self-righteousness, pointing the finger without ever having a real, intimate knowledge of all that it means to come into purity of heart. Yes, the struggle truly is real, but it is to bring us to purity of heart and compassion for others.
Shalom
Pastor Williams