There is also grace, God’s amazing grace, which is literally transforming me, by the power of Jesus death and resurrection. So often we treat things like racism as a “political issue” which requires hard, mental work (aka doing it in your own strength) which, at most, results in “well managed behavior so we don’t offend” but our hearts remain unchanged.
I have come to see that healing from racism is a
spiritual issue, in which the Holy Spirit can renew my heart and mind from the
inside out as I intentionally commit to these steps of repentance. Pastor Craig
Duvel from Pineland Baptist Church outlined these, Repentance Steps, which
can be applied to everything that robs us from being our whole selves as
originally designed by God. I have applied these to the sin of racism.
As this is my prayer based on my journey some of these may be relevant to you,
others may not. My hope is that the Holy Spirit will show you which actions and
thoughts God wants to free you from. Let us lay down defensiveness and embrace
the gift of repentance that leads to times of refreshing. (Acts 3: 19)
