I’m slowly becoming more aware of relational sin.
Last night when I was lying in bed with my granddaughter Olivia to help her get to sleep. After about an hour I started getting frustrated with her and wanted to throttle her. She refused to go to sleep and she was so stinking tired. I could feel the impatience rising in my chest.
I asked myself “what’s this about?,” and I realized that my sense of entitlement had surfaced. I had been caring for her all day and it was “my time” now. She wasn’t cooperating and I was going to have to lay there even longer. It was all about me. So I confessed it to Jesus, and then thought about how patient he is with me when he’s waiting on me to “get” something or do something. I’m reminded of how He gives up everything for me at all cost to himself.
The “new” thing about this story is that never before would I have seen my impatience with Olivia as relational sin. It’s just what happens when babies don’t cooperate with adults. We get frustrated and weary. It’s normal. Now I see that it’s sinful. I can’t say that I’m full of remorse, but at least my head is now going in the right direction and hopefully my heart will follow close behind. Relational sin. Hmmmm.
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Relational sin..... oh yes, that's a biggie in our lives - but it seems that our hearts are applying what we have learned and taken to heart!
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing!!
I had a similar experience when the school bus brought my son back into my life on my day off about half way into all the things I wanted to accomplish that day. It was "My day." Wow, there are parts of me that are ugly. However, they do not define me! I too thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteScott
Scott, you are spot on!! The ugly, the Edom in us does not define us! Satan would like for us to beleive otherwise ......
ReplyDelete(Zec 3:1-4)
Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right side to accuse him. The LORD said to Satan, "The LORD rebuke you, Satan! The LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebuke you! Is not this man a burning stick snatched from the fire?" Now Joshua was dressed in filthy clothes as he stood before the angel. The angel said to those who were standing before him, "Take off his filthy clothes." Then he said to Joshua, "See, I have taken away your sin, and I will put rich garments on you."
Jesus has put RICH garments on us!!!!!!!!
That is what defines us!!!!