Chuck; We all have came short more than we want to admit. To withdraw and put our light under a bushel because we MIGHT say the wrong thing is playing right into the snare of the enemy. If we felt God in what we said, or did, don't let satan accuse us and bring us back under condemnation. The Spirit doesn't make mistakes! Crucify the rebellious flesh once and for all. Walk forward in the Spirit. Don't try to be better, let Jesus make you better by his righteouseness and his holiness. When we try to "do better" we are trusting in the flesh! Walking in the Spirit sometimes results in having to look the king in the eye and say, " we are not even careful to answer you in this matter"! The Spirit will say at times, reprove, rebuke, withstand, contend, command them to repent, pronounce my judgement and I will bring it to pass! If we try to sugar coat it, it ceases to be God's word! It becomes the efforts of man and will make shipwreck!
You hit the nail on the head when you said we must walk in The Spirit! Just leave it there! Don't try to do anything more! It's not in man that walketh to direct his steps. Brother, that means Snooky and Chuck. We must let Jesus lead us where he wants, not where we think we need to go.
The lord is my shepard-he leadeth me!! Let us be his sheep, and just follow him where ever he chooses to lead.
Brother, what you have said is very good, just don't ruin it by "trying" to work things out. God will work things out perfectly, IF we will quit trying, and start following the Shepard.
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