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Rhonda, it is a book, in print.  I've tried to find it on tape, but haven't
been able to do so.  The book is titled Rut, Rot or Revival: The Condition
of the Church,  by A.W. Tozer.

Helen

Earlier, Rhonda wrote:
>Where did this come from?  Is it a book, if so, where can I find it?
>
>Rhonda
>Subject: Paralysis From Past Mistakes
>
>
> > Failure and Success: Paralysis From Past Mistakes
> >
> > For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward
> > those who fear Him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has He
> > removed our transgressions from us. --Psalm 103:11-12
> >
> > Do not let any of the things of the world or past mistakes paralyze your
> > hearts. I believe there are Christians who have allowed some of their past
> > mistakes to paralyze them. You were so bright and cheerful in your
> > spiritual life once, and then you made some tragic mistake or had
>something
> > happen to you. You got out of it somehow, and prayed and wept your way out
> > of it. But it did something to you, and now you cannot lick it. Past
>wrongs
> > that have been done to you, past failures, times you thought you were
>going
> > to win and did not, or present sins or discouragement-these things are not
> > mental at all. They are deeper than that; they are subconscious, and they
> > prevent us from believing.
> >
> > I most urgently exhort you, and I trust God Almighty to deliver you; to
> > sponge that out of your spirit; to sponge that out of your heart so you
>are
> > not hindered by unbelief. Rut, Rot or Revival: The Condition of the
>Church,
> > pp. 162-163
> >
> > "Lord, I'm surely not the only one who desperately needs this reminder
>this
> > morning. So many of us struggle with past sins, failures, or hurts. I pray
> > for all of my fellow-servants who need deliverance, who need to have the
> > past sponged out of their spirits and hearts. Amen."
> >

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