Category Archives: accountability

being accountable for your actions and the consequences thereof

day of reckoning

accountability, Jesus, maturity, Relationships, Relaxation / Meditation, self worth, Service, The Gospel

Dear Seeking Sister,

Exactly 10 years ago on this very day (see my personal testimony), I made the decision to trust God and believe the man they call, Jesus the Christ. My serious doubts didn’t magically disappear. I asked tough questions. To be honest, I was kind of hoping I could find proof God and His love I heard so much about didn’t exist. I had a chip on my shoulder of sorts and I was angry. It feels weird to say it (write it) now, but I wanted to call God out! Continue reading day of reckoning →

How to Receive Jesus

accountability, Grace, Jesus, maturity, Relationships, self worth, The Gospel

Dear Seeking Sister,

The gospel confronts us with the hopelessness of our sinful condition.  A typical response when the gospel is shared with an unsaved person is often, “I’m a relatively good person.”  People tend to have a rather high opinion of their morality.  The concern here is that they are not measuring their “goodness” against the standards of their Almighty Creator.

They fail to realize they are saying they are “good” based on a comparison of the people around them and the acceptable norms of their culture and society.  The problem occurs when this society is a Godless society and compromising on God’s Word is found everywhere.

It is overwhelming to be faced with the fact the gospel teaches us that we are an enemy of God, spiritually dead in our sin, and in our state of rebellion, we are not even able to see that we need life. We are dependent on God to do something in our life that we could never do.

savinggraceThe Good News:  God did that something.  God came to earth in the flesh as a perfect sacrifice for our sin.   And it wasn’t a sacrifice of being crucified dead, Jesus’ sacrifice was made to God the Father fully knowing He would have to take in and on the full wrath of God.  He did that for you and He did that for me.   We owe Him our life.

David Platt in his book, Radical, put it like this:

“What happened at the Cross was not primarily about nails being thrust into Jesus’ hands and feet but about the wrath due your sin and my sin being thrust upon his soul. In that holy moment, all the righteous wrath and justice of God due us came rushing down like a torrent on Christ himself. Some say, “God looked down and could not bear to see the suffering that the soldiers were inflicting on Jesus, so he turned away.” This is not true. God turned away because he could not bear to see your sin and my sin on his Son.” (Radical, by David Platt, p. 36)

If you want to learn more about God, Jesus, and the saving grace only He can provide, visit the page I created below to help.

http://seekingsisters.com/receive-jesus-as-your-savior/

 

In His Grip,

Tammy

 

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Give it to God – a How-To Guide

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Let Go Let GodDear Seeking Sister,

If you’re struggling with a form of addiction, my advice is to give it to God and let go.   “For [His] yoke is easy, and [His] burden is light”, Matthew 11:30 NIV.   Commit to meeting Him daily (or more often) for private prayer time.  Let Him work in your life.  Let Him help you find what you’re searching for.

I created this short post in order to link to my sobriety story.  In it you’ll read an example of how I gave a burden to God.

In His Grip,

Tammy

Matthew 11:29-30 MSG

Is it a good idea to let little children drive?

accountability, Relationships

Dear Seeking Sister,

Recent bible study has led me to think about emotions.  I have a tendency to suppress feelings, especially strong ones.  I know it is unhealthy, but it is my first reaction when I feel something volatile stirring inside me.  My education taught me that the main reason I suppress relates back to the neglect I suffered as a child.

Identifying why we suppress emotionsWhat's driving your behavior? excuse us for doing so.  It is immature and unhealthy.  If we are to grow in Christ and mature along our walk we need to deal with our emotions in a healthy way.  The following phrase from a movie I recently watched struck a chord with me.

“Emotions are like little children, you can’t let them drive, but you can’t stuff them in the trunk either.” Continue reading Is it a good idea to let little children drive? →

Faulty Evaluations

accountability, Relationships, self worth,

proverbs13-10My dearest Seeking Sister,

If we feel disgusted by a fellow seeking sister—if we begin to distance our self from her or always find fault with her or feel insulted by almost everything she does—we are likely in great trouble! The sin of pride may be producing its evil fruit, and the division is strong evidence.

Against whom do we evaluate ourselves? Pride will often evaluate the self against those we consider lesser. Pride must do this in order to maintain a sense of worth albeit a false sense. To preserve itself, it will search until it finds a flaw with another.  Continue reading Faulty Evaluations →