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Relapse – From A Survivors View

Posted on Dec 8, 2018 in General |

In life we understand someone being forgiven for the sins if it is a first offense or if the person(s) truly do not know any better. The question becomes what happens if this is not your first offense? What if you’ve relapse, what does the bible say about a person in this state? I’m reminded of many things, but one that really comes across strong was John 8:1-11. This was the situation with the woman who was caught in adultery and brought to Jesus more so as a test, but none the lest brought to Jesus to see what he would say and/or do. When you are in a relapse state one is very fractured and probably thrown at the alter for our offenses (whether that is alcoholism, drug addiction, pornography, adultery, theft, and the like). The question becomes what will Jesus say to us about our offenses? It is my belief that it would be no different than what he did for this woman caught in an act that more than likely was not her first offense. Who ever who is without sin through the first stone. God knows and Jesus first hand experienced this that we as humans are incapable of doing the right thing in and of ourselves. We want to throw stones because someone has done something and kept doing that very thing over and over again. We want to beat them, punish them be frustrated with them because we can’t understand why they continue to do what they do. First, we must look at ourselves and our own condition before screaming at someone else. Most times we scream at someone else to deflect people looking at our own mess. The point is we all have stuff with us and it is consistently all the time. Don’t measure it by what I’m doing is not as bad as what another is doing because at the end of the day it is ALL considered wrong by the eyes of God the Father and our Lord Jesus. Secondly, because their is no one who has the right to cast the first stone, the questions becomes what happens this the offender for they are still in their state of relapse? Jesus dealt with the woman’s condition by telling her these compelling words, “Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?” She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.” The one who could have condemned her showed her the most compassion, but charged her to go forth that day and sin no more. This may seem simple, but is a very complex thing for the relapse person have a tough order to accomplish to go forward and sin no more. By having the mercy shown upon us by our Lord, puts one a different state of mind to the point where it becomes an inner surge to stop trying to get out of the relapse state by oneself and get out of the state with God, with Jesus. Jesus is calling for all of us to look at our relapse state of being and asking all of to come into repentance, to go forth and sin no more. It is not his will for one of us to perish, but for all of us to come into repentance. Be blessed.

Written by Janene Brown Mills, Minister SRM https://symphonyreads.com

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Relapse – From A Survivors View