City Walls

From time to time one's sense of freedom together with other factors becomes a little too much to handle and in such moments we often do things that cause us to feel guilty. This is quite a peculiar state of affairs for someone that is in Christ, since we don’t have an accuser that is standing before the Father bringing accusations against us. No, instead we have an advocate that is constantly reminding God of our right standing with Him due to the price Christ has paid. All this is great to know, but if you are feeling guilty and not worthy of being called a Christian that knowledge is often not enough to help you snap out of your guilt trip.

It’s in times like this that I like to apply a simple principle of parenting since God is our Father and we are his children though we aim to become sons. A child that has to much freedom is an insecure child, they constantly push the boundaries and try and find that point where a parent finally provides the guidance that they need. A feeling of guilt has its source somewhere, whether it is justified or not. Most often it’s when we feel that we have failed to here God’s guiding voice and we feel that we have stepped outside of his will. So what I do is I revert back to the basic guide of the law, together with Paul’s writings. These provide great guidelines for life.

The purpose is not to live under the law in order to please God, but simply to revert back to the familiar grounds. A place of safety.