Is there a creator?

                                      Doubts or Bad Thoughts?

Job chapter 24 verses 13 to 15:-   13 There are those who rebel against light; They do not recognize its ways, And they do not follow its paths. 14 The murderer rises at daybreak; He slays the helpless and the poor, While at night he engages in theft. 15 The eye of the adulterer waits for the twilight, Saying, ‘No one will see me!’ And he covers his face.

There is not a single person alive who has not committed sins! But sins that we later regret do not just happen, almost always we thought about the action before we acted upon it! The fact that we have done this can later make us feel weak and useless and genuinely sorry, but we also may feel worthless before our God Jehovah.

At a time like this, we can also feel dejected and reject the need to pray, thinking we are not worthy of approaching Jehovah in prayer, but this is very wrong, for this is why Jehovah provided his Son as a ransom, and if we are truly sorry for committing the sin, we can and will be forgiven if we pray with a repentant heart to our God, and a determination to never repeat that transgression!

                                                           Avoiding Sinful Thoughts?

Our eyes see everything that happens around us, and this can and does affect our thinking, so we can dwell on something we have seen and wrong thoughts cross your mind that often can grow into an action that is damaging to your spiritual health and to others. But please note that it is the "dwelling" on that thought that enhances the desire to finally commit the sinful act:

Genesis chapter 4 verses 6 and 7:-   6 Then Jehovah said to Cain: “Why are you so angry and dejected? 7 If you turn to doing good, will you not be restored to favor? But if you do not turn to doing good, sin is crouching at the door, and its craving is to dominate you; but will you get the mastery over it?”

Removing the bad thoughts from your mind is not easy, it can eat away at your strongly held convictions. This is where prayer is vitally important, and even then there is a struggle to throw out the bad ideas that continually fight against you. But keep praying because if you have not given in to these desires, then you have not sinned and Jehovah will help you win the fight!

                                                                Wrong Thinking.

Even if you fail and regret your actions, prayer is still essential to regain a good standing with God, and depending on the type of sin we may have begged forgiveness for, there may be a need to try and correct any damage done to others, and we may also need to speak to the elders for help to do this, any obligation in that direction will reflect how truly repentant you actually are. But if no one was hurt by your sinful course, then the confession of that sin can remain between you and Jehovah.

Even faithful men and women can struggle with desires that are mostly good, but sometimes bad! But as for wrong thoughts, they are a corruptive force that if not controlled can lead to sin. The only way to remove these harmful desires is constant prayer along with a mental refusal to act upon them! In time with Jehovah's help you can beat these corrupting influences and gain the victory. And it is important to remember, that bad thoughts in themselves are NOT sins but they can corrupt our thinking and cause harm to ourselves, so by refusing to give in to wrong desires and remaining faithful we will keep our relationship with our God clean, unlike people of this world who do not serve the true God:

Psalm chapter 14 verses 1 to 3:-   1 The foolish one says in his heart: “There is no Jehovah.” Their actions are corrupt, and their dealings are detestable; No one is doing good. 2 But Jehovah looks down from heaven on the sons of men To see whether anyone has insight, whether anyone is seeking Jehovah. 3 They have all turned aside; They are all alike corrupt. No one is doing good, Not even one.

                                                            Live a Clean Life!

Life in this system of things is a struggle, and many will always have a fight with their own minds, but the more we are determined to do what is right in Jehovah's eyes, the more Jehovah's spirit will help us to remain faithful. So be determined to continue serving our God without deviating to the left or the right, it should always be straight forward to our eventual victory and relief in the new system of things just ahead!

In Conclusion:   The Poem below may provide some needed strength to keep fighting with Jehovah's help against the bad by practicing the good - Be determined Never to give up the fight!

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

It's often said when facing death that even atheist's pray
and those who have no real faith will bow to him some day.
For in all men there is a spark that recognises God
and even though he is denied a nagging maybe? prods.
But wickedness controls mans thoughts and greed will often win
for even those who live good lives at times will practice sin.
We share the blame for following a course that takes us down
the reaper pays us for our work a six foot piece of ground.
This fate is something to avoid but man will always fail
For faith and truth are only found upon a narrow trail.
The road to life is hard to see without a guiding hand
and faith in God is built on trust, without, it's built on sand.
The Bible holds the truth from God the place to really see
how understanding leads the way to truly set you free.
the grave will soon be emptied by our God and rightful King
so "death where is your victory, death where is your sting."

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Roman's chapter 8 verses 38 and 39:-   38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life nor angels nor governments nor things now here nor things to come nor powers 39 nor height nor depth nor any other creation will be able to separate us from God’s love that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

                                       God is Love!

                                      A Simplified Understanding of Scripture will appear weekly.