GUILT…PRE- AND POST-CONFESSION
For a believer in Christ, two ways,
Of knowing what feeling guilt says…
Pre- and Post-
List’ning to the Holy Ghost,
Determines which answer to raise.
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Finding a sin in life
And not fully dealing with, brings strife…
The Spirit convicts
While one’s ego tricks
Us to thinking this much guilt is rife.
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Unless you confess and repent
The Holy Spirit is sent…
To nag you to see
That it’s not totally
Dealt with by personal intent.
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This often feels like guilt,
Underwhich one’s stubbornness wilts…
This urging of Spirit,
How most hate to hear it
But He keeps us from our sinful tilts.
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Listen, confess and repent,
For that is why His spirit is sent…
Ask forgiveness right then,
Accept it from Him
And resolve then a more Godly bent!
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After the process is done
And victory in Jesus is won…
THEN if there’s guilt,
After seeking God’s ilk,
Then Deceiver’s temptations have come.
–Jonathan Caswell
**Developed through reading “PRAYING GOD’S WORD, Breaking Free From Spiritual Strongholds,” by Beth Moore (2009).
