Over the past few weeks, I have faced situations where it appears that sinning is the best way to not hurt anyones feelings and yet still solve the problem. I have been wondering, what are we supposed to do in these situations. One common example is any time that one person asks a question like "How do I look" and the other person responds with a lying "good" in order to not hurt the first person's feelings. I could only think, Is it truly right to sin in order to save someones feeling? Today, God showed me the answer. As I was going through my daily bible devotional, I was cross-referencing the verses that I was reading when God lead me to this verse:
Those who obey him will not be punished. Those who are wise will find a time and a way to do what is right.
-Ecclesiastes 8:5
If we are wise in the Lord, we will find some way that we can solve certain situations without sinning. God will always give us the opportunity to do the right thing and not sin! So anytime you face a situation similar to the one told above, trust that God will definitely get you through.
-Kyle
P.S. I have a quick question about Inductive Bible Study. While cross-referencing, I have come across verses that don't appear to relate to the verse I am cross-referencing. What do I do then? Ignore the verse or what?
Kyle this post was awesome. I broke up with the boy I had been with when I got home from sky ranch. I broke up with him because 1) our relationship didn't have Christ in it at all. 2) I want to be completely the Lord and I don't want a distraction and He was holding me back from my full potentional in God. He's been asking me "well after this whole God thing do you think we will be getting back together" and my answer is "well you know maybe down the the road. Idk" which isn't true I don't want to be with him again but to me it seems easier to say that then say "no I'm done with you fool" but after reading your post I realized what I had to do. So I told him how I really felt and he was mad but what can you expect but after 15 mins he texted me and said that he was sorry he got mad and that that wa stupid. That my choice to follow after the Lord was awesome and that he really respected me for it. Thank you so so much for your post!!! It helped me a lot.
ReplyDeleteKyle you are a stud! My heart is all jacked up and and pumped becasue my boy back in Carrolton is taking steps in his relationship with Christ.
ReplyDeleteWIth the first part about choosing right when it is offensive or hard is so true. The truth will set people free!
And then with cross referencing, you are right, there are things that are cross referenced that have nothing to do with what we are looking for. I find this to be true about 50% of the time. It is because the people who set up the cross references in your Bible interpret different things and reference different things than what we are thinking. So cross referencing is kind of a hunt and seek kind of deal to find one that goes really well with the verse.