An old life has -often noticed and unnoticed- caused a big mess or several messes and be honest: you just want to get rid of that to be able to start 'fresh' again.
Many things that don't sit well in your current practical life can be things like addictions, church orientation, sex orientation, money orientation, career orientation, idolatrous orientation, and so on. Those things have cost you noticeably much: money, health, friends, family, mental health, and so on.
However: there will also be many things that have been and are wrong in your life unnoticed. How do you track it down? You can find most of the causes if you hold your life against God's 10-Commandments or test your life against it:
#1. Believe in God (YHWH), no other gods;
#2. Don't make and/or worship graven images;
#3. Don't misuse/abuse God's Name;
#4. Keep the Sabbath holy: Friday sundown till Saturday sundown;
#5. Honor your father and mother;
#6. Do not kill;
#7. Don't commit adultery;
#8. Don't steal;
#9. Don't give false witness;
#10.Don't long for what is your neighbor's.
#2. Don't make and/or worship graven images;
#3. Don't misuse/abuse God's Name;
#4. Keep the Sabbath holy: Friday sundown till Saturday sundown;
#5. Honor your father and mother;
#6. Do not kill;
#7. Don't commit adultery;
#8. Don't steal;
#9. Don't give false witness;
#10.Don't long for what is your neighbor's.
(Exodus 20:1-17)
After 'tracking' in honesty: CLEAN UP!
Now that you know God's Commandments and have tested your life against them, you know where you have damaged yourself and gotten into trouble with GOD and others. It's high time to leave all that old misery behind; for now and in the future!
You know what GOD asks of you, so you stop everything that goes against it and you don't start it either:
- Stop idolatry and get rid of associated attributes; do not give them to others!!!
- Stop stealing, lying and cheating; be honest and speak the truth!
- Stop fornicating and break with a lewd relationship!
- Stop going to church and church membership; get out and cancel your membership!
- Stop what goes against charity and what goes against GOD!
Try to get your life in order as quickly as possible and sustainably according to what GOD desires. While doing so, you can ask for God's help or ask for forgiveness where you may have occasionally gone "wrong" by talking to him or Jesus in your mind or out loud which is "praying".
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