Augmentations

Let me hasten to add that I came to some ghastly and most depressing facts about myself. I had been living a spiritually deceived life, thinking that I was making every effort to deny myself, obey the Word of God, do as He says and much more. I was basing my thoughts on God’s universal goodness to all people, believer and non-believer. I was holding on to the blessings which He bestows on all people and produced them as testimony and proof of the fact that God was understanding of me and my plight; on that I based it all. Are you with me here? Let me bring it to you with an example.

God has told me that He will take care of me through a present, particular trial, where I feel, know and see my human weakness as large as life itself. I awake every morning that I’m given life and never fail to give God thanks. I am never hesitant, in fact, I am quick to tell others how faithful God is to His Word and that we must trust Him to do what He says He will do. O yes, I speak freely and offer the whole nine yards, as it were, while daily, I am enticed and encouraged to augment His Word to me. I seek help in places He never told me I needed to look. Nonetheless, because it is what all sensible and wise human beings do, I do it. I take God’s promise, to give me His grace of help and healing and spice it up with what makes me less anxious and worried.

O yes, this is me! Is there anyone else like me, in this matter? You take the Word of God and are bold to tell others that it has been given to you by God, but you have a brain, a will and a mind, all gifts from Creator God, to be used. So you use it skilfully, intelligently and wisely enough to be able to make God’s Word suit your own individual taste, desire, situation and even need. Without even knowing it, the Word of God has been adjusted and augmented to suit you and what makes you comfortable. Your balm is not God and His Words, but you and your words.

Earlier, we spoke of the mantra that is commonly found on our lips, whether it is articulated or not. It is the easy balm which says, I am only human. But to whom do we repeat such words? It can’t be to other humans, because they are just as we are, only human. Often, we hold the fact that we are only human, to make others, and I dare say, God even, excuse us or be sympathetic with our weaknesses, because of our human nature.

Nevertheless, as was mentioned earlier, I was most severely struck, when I saw and heard how easily I put self before Spirit, my thoughts above God’s thoughts, human works above Divine works and carnal reason before Spiritual reasoning. For all who are as guilty as I have been, there is pardon and turning. There is turning I tell you, for the Holy Ghost is ever ready and waiting to forgive us all who are truly penitent, for how we augment His Pure Thoughts with impure thoughts; His Flawless Words with our flawed words; His Sacred Voice with our secular voice; His Perfect Truth with imperfections. O how foolish we have been! O how totally deceived, expecting our Faithful, True, Just, Holy and Right God to be one with our adulterated folly.

God Forbid!

As we spend much time in repentance, we part until tomorrow, DV.