Cain became angry when God did not find his offering acceptable. The Lord said to him,
“Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen? If you do well, will you not be
accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is contrary
to you, but you must rule over it” (Genesis 4:6-7). God will always give us an opportunity
to deal with the sin in our lives. However, we must realize, sometimes there is only a small
window of opportunity before sin takes us to far, or a situation becomes irreversible. Although,
we may not actually hear the voice of God, He still speaks to us today. Sometimes, God
speaks through the words of another person, sometimes it’s the inner conviction of the Holy
Spirit. You know, when you just have a sense or a feeling that cautions you about something
and/or the weight of sin. DON’T IGNORE IT! That very well may be God cautioning you to
walk away from something/someone, to deal with the surfacing anger, and/or to reach out for
help. God will never tell your sin doesn’t matter, God will never tell you to hurt yourself or
someone else, and God will never tell you to hide in shame. Friends hear me on this, if sin
is pulling at you, YOU MUST RULE OVER IT! Don’t delay in what God is telling you to do,
reach out to a trusted person who can help!
“Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen? If you do well, will you not be
accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is contrary
to you, but you must rule over it” (Genesis 4:6-7). God will always give us an opportunity
to deal with the sin in our lives. However, we must realize, sometimes there is only a small
window of opportunity before sin takes us to far, or a situation becomes irreversible. Although,
we may not actually hear the voice of God, He still speaks to us today. Sometimes, God
speaks through the words of another person, sometimes it’s the inner conviction of the Holy
Spirit. You know, when you just have a sense or a feeling that cautions you about something
and/or the weight of sin. DON’T IGNORE IT! That very well may be God cautioning you to
walk away from something/someone, to deal with the surfacing anger, and/or to reach out for
help. God will never tell your sin doesn’t matter, God will never tell you to hurt yourself or
someone else, and God will never tell you to hide in shame. Friends hear me on this, if sin
is pulling at you, YOU MUST RULE OVER IT! Don’t delay in what God is telling you to do,
reach out to a trusted person who can help!
