Have you ever thought of yourself as a robber?

What about Spiritual Robbery? Proverbs 1:19 (GNB) "Robbery always claims the life of the robber -- this is what happens to anyone who lives by violence"

Is it possible there are things that we are doing that could be robbing God? And in turn is claiming our lives? James 1:15 (NASB) "Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth death." Both passages speak of an end to the results of choosing a lifestyle that brings violence into play.

I am speaking of actions in ones life that steal ones soul (mind,emotions, and will). What are the things that one can choose, that steal from their own self? Is there violence happening to that person's soul when he or she chooses to commit actions that is in opposition to the life God calls them to?

It is always good to say "Choose what is right","Speak Positive", and you will be fine in your walk with the Lord. Yet, there is always this corrective measure that the Word of God calls for and generally there is "Don't do that". So, if there are things in our lives that robs God and we as the robbers are having our lives claimed or as Apostle James puts it "and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth death.", what should we do?

Perhaps we have to root out the things that rob us of our lives. Similar to those little grub worms that lie beneath the surface around a plant. One cannot see it, but it will soon rob the life of that plant and it will bring death. Perhaps there are things that we participate in that are robbing God of His claim to our lives. In essence we are committing violence against our souls. Matthew 21:13 (KJV) "And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves."

Perhaps we should consider what we are allowing into our house (wills,emotions,minds)1 Peter 2:5 (AmpBible) "Come and, like living stones, be yourselves built into a spiritual house, for a holy (dedicated, consecrated) priesthood, to offer up [those] spiritual sacrifices [that are] acceptable and pleasing to God through Jesus Christ."

Perhaps it is time we see if we are allowing our lives to be claimed through participating in robbing God and thus robbing(bringing death) to ourselves. When one does this, it it is call "Confessing sins". Then "repenting of those sins" will bring life to those robbed areas of one's life and Spiritual Blessings will begin to flow.