The trick of guilt

Are you aware of one main aspect in us which makes us postpone or skip our time with God? A guilty heart!!! Surprising isn't it...Yes, it is true. A soul which is guilty of some form of sin or wrong doing or failure to live up to God's expectation is less likely to maintain a steady relationship with God.

We will fail to spend time with God (i.e have our quite time) when we lie during the course of our day/ been angry with someone/ have used an abusive word or anything which will make our soul guilty. And once we are guilty, we hesitate to go before God. For we feel that we may not be accepted. We either postpone our prayer time or skip it during the day.

What we often forget is that, God is aware of our sin and our fallen nature and He expects us to come to His presence to make it right. The Lord does not desire that we struggle with our fallen nature or work it by our own efforts. The Lord is willing to cleanse, purge, and make us whole and holy as well. When Adam sinned the first thing that he did was to hide from God...

Genesis 3:9-10 (New International Version)

9.But the LORD God called to the man, "Where are you?" 10 He answered, "I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid."

When Adam realized his mistake, he hid from God, which is exactly what we do when we are lesser to God's standards. Yet, what God looks for in man is this...

Psalm 51:17 (New International Version)

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;

a broken and contrite heart,

O God, you will not despise.

Whatever be the guilt we may have... a missed time with god, a harsh word spoken, an unreasonable anger vented or any worst guilt, let us go to God and learn from His presence. For it is better to be repentant in His presence than to struggle with guilt...