Held Back From God's Best
It's the Small Things that Make the Difference
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CHAPTER 3
THE GUILT OF THE PAST
"Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool”.
Isaiah 1:18
If we are not careful, our past has a way of sneaking up on us. We will find past failures speaking to us about how unworthy we are. This reminds us of all the horrible stuff we did before we came to the Lord, and we feel like we do not deserve God’s love. It becomes difficult for some people to accept or to believe that God can forgive our sins and love us, despite our past sins and mistakes.
Sometimes, we may have committed what we consider to be terrible sins and we walk around punishing ourselves by remaining conscious of what we did, despite the fact that we may believe that we have been forgiven. We may assume that others will find out what we did before we came to the Lord and they will no longer like or accept us. We build walls around ourselves, not allowing anybody into our hearts, believing we are protecting ourselves from future hurts. Many have walked this way for years, full of guilt and shame. Perhaps you have found yourself doing this—keeping barriers up to keep the pain out. But what we’re really doing is keeping the pain in. Not wanting to appear as a less than perfect Christian can stop us from opening up and being real with those around us—and with God.
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About the Book
This book came from experiences I have gone through in my Christian walk. I became a Christian in 1993 and soon enough I came to know that if I were to enjoy my Christian life, I had to renew my mind with the Word of God.
I also came to realize that, the environment that I grew up in and the developed mind set over the years, were directing how I related to God and His Word. To a larger extent, this was always in conflict with the Word of God. I would get frustrated when my prayers were not answered how and when I wanted them to. I would begin to ask myself questions such as; “Is God punishing me for something? Did God really hear my prayers? How did so and so receive what I have been asking for months?”
But as I continued to study and mature in the Word of God, things became clearer. Sometimes a believer will struggle with questions, but fear to ask them, fearing being judged or presuming they are of little or no faith. Throughout my ministry, I have dedicated myself to encouraging people to overcome their fears in order to reach their God given potential. I believe that all of us are capable of living a full life, but misinterpretation of what is a full life creates frustration.
This book is a compass to the person who is trying to figure out where their Christian life is and where it is heading. I present truths in this book in a simple and understandable language without diluting the intended message.
I am currently the founding Pastor at God Our Rock International Church in
About the Author
Rev. William Kimando was born in
He is the Pastor of God Our Rock International Church in Toronto,
This book was mortivated by the pain I saw in the body of Christ, caused by the “get rich quick” schemes of our times. Some of these schemes have found their way into our churches, leaving a trail of confused and depressed Christians. And the need for emotional healing has never been greater in the Body of Christ.
Busy schedules in our lives makes it difficult for some Christians to set aside some time to read the Word of God. This results to mental and spiritual turmoil in their lives and they find themselves at spiritual versus world crossroads, with no idea which way to go. Instead they choose to try a bit of the world here and a bit of Christianity there. No wonder some in the body of Christ are not happy, and instead things seem to be getting more and more difficult. The cry everywhere is “Lord!, when will I receive my breakthrough?”
This book deals with the areas where I feel most people are struggling most.
It is my prayer that this book will shed light in that area of your life, where you maybe needing a bit of a nudge, to tip you over to your breakthrough.
The Grace of God and Christ’s unchanging love for me made this book possible. Romans 8:38-39: For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.