Struggle v.s Rebellion

There's an area as it relates to our Christian walk that needs to be addressed, that can directly affect our spiritual and eternal destiny. We need to distinguish between Struggling with the will of God and rebelling against the will of God. The two are not the same. Some of us struggle with sin and struggle with disobedience to God. Which is a large part of the maturity process in Christ. However, there are others of us that are not struggling with the will of God, we are straight out rebelling against the will of God. We have said in our hearts that we are "not" going to do what God has told us to do. Believe me saints, there is a difference between Struggle v.s Rebellion.

A lot of us, if not all of us, struggle with the performance and execution of God's Divine Will for our lives. The scripture says very clearly that, "when I would do good, evil is present with me" (Romans 7). All of us at some point in our Christian walk have struggled with doing the right thing, doing the Will of God. This is normal. The reason such is the case is because all of us have what is called a "sinful nature" (Romans 7-8, Galatians 5). There's an internal struggle within every believer between good and bad, right and wrong. The Bible says that when you want to do good and you end up doing the wrong that you're trying to avoid, that's not you, that's the sin in you (Romans 7). That's not theology, that's Bible. However, if the Holy Spirit resides within you, then when you mess up and go against God's Divine Will for your life, then you are convicted by the Holy Ghost (John 16). If you can sin and not be concerned or pressed, then, with all due respect, I question your Christianity and your salvific status. You can't be born-again and not be convicted when you knowingly disobey God. Even if it's not "intentional", when you consciously disobey God, the Holy Spirit is going to convict you and let you know in your spirit, that you are wrong. This is the Struggle that we all experience as it relates to the execution of God's Divine Will for our lives.

But there are others of us for whom the Lord has made known what His Will is for our lives, what He would have us to do, and we've simply said No. This is dangerous my brothers and sisters. It's alright to "fail" at the Will of God, but it's not alright to "rebel" against the Will of God. If you're struggling, that's okay, God has Grace for that. And believe me, His Grace is sufficient (John 1, 2Corinthians 12). But when you get to the point to where in your heart and mind you simply refuse to do what God has told you to do, then you're flirting with blasphemy. I'm not talking about "struggling with a call" or being "overtaken in a fault" (Galatians 6). Once again, God has Grace for that. But when you've made up your mind to be in a "state" of disobedience to God, then you're moving into blasphemy; and blasphemy is the denial of the leadership of the Holy Spirit for your life (Matthew 12). It is the only unforgivable sin. Therefore you need to understand, when you get to a place where you've told God adamantly and repeatedly that you're not going to submit and subscribe to His Divine Will for your life, this is blasphemy and is unforgivable. Which means, you're going to Hell. Please understand the gravity and seriousness of Struggle v.s Rebellion.