I have read articles where people say, “I asked God to punish me if I go back again.” In my many years of writing quitting articles, I have never recommended that. But, last night I was fighting one of my secondary habits. Finally, I prayed, “If I don’t start doing right, please give me a splitting headache.” It helped me get straightened out.
What changes if you ask God: “Please punish me if I go back?”
Well… if you really dug into yesterday’s article, you are fully aware that nothing changes. If you go back, destruction is waiting for you whether you ask for it or not. But now I say – ask for it. Why? Because by asking for it you are reminding yourself that bad things will happen. What if you pray:
“Please punish me if I go back”, 20 times every day?
Every time you pray it you will be reminded of the bad things that have happened to you in the past. You will be reminded of the bad things that Deuteronomy 28 says will happen in the future.
Isaiah 59:2 ESV But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear.”
We lose everything when we continue in sin. We lose everything if we go back.
Second, today consider committing to living God’s way so that you will start to live in the mighty blessings that Deuteronomy 28 promises us. Consider praying:
“Father, help me to obey Your Word. I want to do things Your way. I want to live in Your blessings.”
Finally, break down that wall that sin sets up between you and God. Fight against sin so that His light lights up your life. Then you will have something worth fighting for. Then you can win the fight.
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