Galations 6:7 Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows

Galations 6:7  Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows

Have you looked back on your life and said I remember doing the exact same thing sometime in my past.  I think it is especially true when you are a parent.  You watch your children reap some of what you sowed and they reap what they sowed and sometimes it is the exact same thing because that is what they saw us do. 

You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,

Exodus 20:4-6

maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.”

Exodus 34:6-8

The Lord is slow to anger, abounding in love and forgiving sin and rebellion. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.’

Numbers 14:17-19
  These verses have brought me some of my most regret.  I know there is a verse somewhere I looked and looked for it but could not find it that says we can put and end to the curses of the past generations by breaking the chains of iniquity.  If your know what verse I am referring to please let me know.   Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”),
Galatians 3:12-14

I made so many mistakes and I'm sure I am still making mistakes.  We try to share the lessons we have learned from our mistakes but it seems that Satin reveals in watching us suffer watching our children and grandchildren follow in  the same footsteps we tread in by whispering louder in their ears than the still small voice of the Holy Spirit.  Satins loves it when we see us suffer over the mistakes we made which have caused our loved ones falter and not respond to the prompting of the Holy Spirit. 

Well tonight I'm going to ask God to not give up on those I love and help me set a better example for therm the years I have left here. 

What do you think? 

a footnote:   once again the police helicopter is circling our neighborhood.  I don't know what happened this time but I'm  sure it isn't something good.

one more footnote:   My intention was to blog daily but with no one checking it I get discouraged so I just try to remember what Joyce Myers says just don't give up if God is behind this he will see to it the right people see it.

Gloating

Gloating not a word you hear very often and I only know of once that it is used in the Bible: 

Proverbs 24:28
"Do not Gloat when your enemy fails;
when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice,
or the Lord will see and disapprove
and turn his wrath from them."

Can you do this?  Do you have compassion or joy when your enemy stumbles or gets hurt?  I can honestly say that 99% of the time I have compassion and the one percent of the time I falter it does not last long and it is not joy I feel but maybe a feeling of they reaped what the sowed.  I try very hard not to allow that thought to last more than a few seconds.

The second part of this proverb is hard for me to understand however, Anyone have any thoughts on it?

Siren's are going on like crazy I just hope that what ever has happened is not too devastating.  The problem is almost all accidents have some repercussions and they are hardly any thing but devastating.

Hoping to get some feed back from all my followers:)

Choices by Henry Blackaby and Richard Blackaby

Experiencing God Day by Day a quote below

"Matthew 19:22  "but when the young man that saying he went away sorrowful for he had great possessions."

Your life is the sum of the responses you have made toward God.  Once God make Himself known to you, what you do nest is your decision.  Your reaction reflects what you believe about him.  The rich, young ruler lived a moral life.  He was well versed in Scripture and the laws of God.  But his response to Jeses' invitation clearly showed that, although he possessed a head knowledge of the teaching of God, he did not know God in experiential way that could be demonstrated by a response of faith.

When ever the Lord speaks to you, it will require an adjustment in your life.  This truth can dramatically affect your prayer life.  Every time you pray you must be aware that if God answers your prayer and reveals His will to you, it will immediately require you to reorient your life.  Each time you read the Bible, you must be prepared to obey what God tells you.

Why did God use Peter and James and John so significantly to turn their world upside down? And why were others. like the rich young ruler, never heard from again? CHOICES!  the disciples chose to believe, and their belief was proven by their obedience.  The rich, young ruler cold not bring himself to obey, and scripture tells us that he "went away sorrowful".  You are faced with the same question as the rich, young ruler.  What adjustments are you willing to make in order to respond positively to Christ?"

It is a life long struggle for a person to let go of things ... I slowly but surely am scaling down so I can be more available but I admit I have a long way to go.  How about you?  Have you learned how to let go of things that hold you back from doing God's bidding?