This morning while reading my devotional, there was a mention of us having become “convicted of sin.”

I thought to myself, how grateful am I, to have felt that conviction, and how blessed I am to still feel it today.

To live guided by a standard, birthed by the Holy Spirit, and to be continually redirected towards heaven’s standard is not a normal position.

In my perspective, all I see are men and women, whether on the news, TV or in the streets, only acknowledge earth. Individual human needs and desires are the sum total of reality.

But a simple concept of sin to me is powerful and needful.

In God’s hands, sin becomes a tool that reveals the chasm that separates our best efforts to His standards.

In God’s hands, our sin becames an opportunity to express unmerited grace and extravagant love.

When there is no recognition of sin, man serves himself, becomes his own god and answers to no one.

Sin is not just an ethical error. It’s a spiritual term. It points to a standard not of earth, but of heaven.

Today, man’s concept of self thrives by answering to no authority higher than himself.

But the revelation of sin and the love of Christ go hand in hand providing something beyond earthly, thin self-serving comprehension.

We are invited into submission, reliance and an interdependent relationship with an unseen, all-seeing, loving God.

The world is constantly suppressing the reality of God by containing all virtues to the walls of man, earth and science.

But personally… I appreciate when God keeps me from making myself my own god. Like a loving father he discipline those he loves and normally uses good things to lead us to repentance.

This Thanksgiving, more than every earthly, familial blessing I have, I am thankful for the reality and Spirit of God in my life.

He’s the reason for this season too!

Create a Great Day!

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What I Like About Sin & Thanksgiving

November 26, 2015 by Arvell Leave a Comment

This morning while reading my devotional, there was a mention of us having become “convicted of sin.” I thought to myself, how grateful am I, to have felt that conviction, and how blessed I am to still feel it today. To live guided by a standard, birthed by the Holy Spirit, and to be continually […]

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Rightly Dividing Heaven & Earth

October 19, 2015 by Arvell Leave a Comment

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Strengths & Weaknesses, Grace & Blessings

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The Inner World

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The Worst Conversations

September 21, 2015 by Arvell Leave a Comment

When you are critical and judgmental. When you recognize and acknowledge every fault and intention. Even if what you see is true, this ability to bring it to the surface of your attention will initiate destruction. But none of this is the worst part. The worst part is that you never speak any of this […]

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The Love Nots

September 21, 2015 by Arvell Leave a Comment

Verses from the Message Proverb 27:7 – One who is full loathes honey from the comb, but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet. Love not the world. Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. […]

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Building Daily Momentum

September 16, 2015 by Arvell Leave a Comment

In your daily sketches you find the motifs for your greatest art. In your daily blogs you develop the substance of your book. In your daily acts of affection, she finds the building materials for your house of love. Don’t put off the small stuff. Don’t refuse the momentum built from doing what’s important – […]

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Everyone Struggles

September 14, 2015 by Arvell Leave a Comment

Everyone struggles… Some for survival, Some for revival, Some for approval, hoping they are useful. Some to make difference For people in the distance… Blind to the times and needs in their presence. And I’m not any better, just vocal with my letters, We’re all seeking something, Or some kind of answer. See referenced post: […]

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Don’t Be an Original

September 5, 2015 by Arvell Leave a Comment

[Tweet “Don’t try to be an original, just be yourself.”] Originality is a relative term. Meaning you’ll have to compare yourself to others in order to know whether or not you’re different. But why should you take extra effort comparing and differentiating when you can just be you? The most impactful you can be is […]

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Personal Tenacity

September 4, 2015 by Arvell Leave a Comment

Throughout the Bible there are many pictures of tenacity. To push through any and every obstacle to obtain your goals isn’t a rare occasion but a common one for those who achieve them. “Ask and keep on asking, seek and keep on seeking…” Matthew 7. “Go to the ant thou sluggers and do likewise.” Proverbs  […]

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