Are you a Carrot? A cup of brokenness? Being a carrot can be a good thing or a bad thing. A. The BAD Carrot •Often life’s trials can cause: •Guilt—for things we have done wrong (God forgave us. We need to forgive ourselves) --1Jn 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. --Psalms 51—begins with David’s guilt…………but ends with him relieved from the spirit of forgiveness. --The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can’t go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches. --Psa 51:1 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving kindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. --Psa 51:2 Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. --Psa 51:3 For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me •Depression—for things that have gone wrong for us --Humility is not thinking low of yourself……….but not thinking of yourself at all. When we are depressed we have decided to focus upon ourselves and OUR circumstances. (I have these tendencies). It’s a spiraling effect. --Depression and guilt often go hand-in-hand. By becoming TOO soft, we wilt and lose our strength. Give up. Is that you? B. The GOOD Carrot --Psa 51:17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. We need to become humble to be used of God. Did you know…. Carrots are more nutritious when cooked. Cooking breaks down the tough cellular walls that hold in the nutrients and are easier to absorb by the body. Trials break down some of the walls (barriers) in our lives that prevent us from doing the work of God. When was the last time you cried over a sin you had committed? Or the lost soul of another person? Maybe we are still “an egg” but need to become as a “cooked carrot”?
Posted on: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 18:34:09 +0000
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