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God’s Purpose for Man

God’s people have many weights and besetting sins in their lives that they do not want; but they do not know how to get rid of them. This website will help you identify many of them and give you steps toward getting rid of them; also you can contact me by e-mail frank@thetrueword.com and share your problem, and I will help you find the means to overcome.
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Besetting Sins

Hebrews 12:1,2, “Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so a great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our Faith: who for the joy that was set before Him endured the Cross, setting aside the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the Throne of God.
Referring Hebrews 11, all the “Heroes of Faith” that preceded us, they are the great cloud of witnesses. The great cloud of witnesses have patiently run their race, and some exercised great Faith and maturity, some even forsook virtually all earthly possessions that they might achieve the heavenly possessions; yet they could not be made perfect without us.
What then is our problem? Our problem is that we have many weights and sins that easily beset us.
Weights
Weights are anything that is normally legitimate but has a hold on us, and makes it hard to do all of God’s will. Lands, homes, cars, clothes, money, and etc they are not wrong in themselves; but they can get such a hold on our lives.
Properly used, material things can help to bring in the Kingdom of God; improperly used they can also keep you out of the Kingdom.
Besetting Sins
Besetting sins unlike weights are never right. What are besetting sins? Besetting sins are, sins that we fall into very easily: sexual thoughts toward a person you are not married to; losing your temper; uncontrolled eating; smoking; drugs; and such like. Each person has their own combination of weights and sins; many of them have been coming down through your family line for many generations.
Weights and sins indicate a lifestyle that is out order; they were not gotten into in a day or two, and can not be overcome in a day or two.
Overcoming weights and besetting sins both require a similar strategy
First: you must set aside a time to meet with God, preferably morning and again in the evening. (Note, if you are not saved, you must turn your life over to God first: admit you are a sinner and tell God you believe Jesus died and arose for your sins, and tell Him to come into your life).
In spending time with God: start small and keep adding to as you are able. Take time to pray, read the Bible, confess your sins, and always fully surrender to God’s will, reading from the book “God Calling” edited by A. J. Russell is a good addition; you may also read other books anointed by God; singing, or any form of communion with God.

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Second: God will tell you something to do, be it small or big or more than one thing, do it right away; every time you obey it will help you to hear better the next time. (Note: it may not even seem to be related to your sin; but it will be the beginning of getting your life in order).
The things in your life that are out of order were practiced many times; so the things God tells you to do must also be practiced many times; don’t be discouraged you are in this for Eternity. The things you must go through now may seem long, but they are not; but the things God tells you to do will last for Eternity.
Sometimes it helps to hear from a friend, e-mail me and receive an encouraging reply. My e-mail is, frank@thetrueword.com.

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