My Lord is incredible. Just when life starts to upset me, He blesses me (again) undeserving.
I went on a Ski Trip this past weekend. In all honesty, I wasn't terrible at skiing. I was actually fairly good at it, considering it was only my second time going. My problem was every time I would crash...I would burn as well. I won the "Best Wipeouts Award". I also had the ski medic man come to my rescue. He asked me how many fingers he was holding up after my body had tumbled down the side of this mountain. The bad part was I couldn't stop laughing, and even though the guy was trying to help me I couldn't get myself straightened up to tell him if I was okay or not. Haha.
I get frustrated at times. With myself, and with others around me. In the past few weeks there have been things that certain others have said or done that were very hurtful towards me. While I did pray about them, I didn't fully give them up to God. It was like I was holding onto all this anger. What good does that do me? None.
As I was struggling with forgiving these people, God spoke to me this weekend. He reminded me that holding onto these negative hurts was getting me no where. It wasn't Christ like either. Jesus didn't do that! He died for all of us! He died for a sinner and a disgusting person like me, who has denied & betrayed him so many times. He has forgiven us. I'm forgiven. I should show that grace to others around me.
Our weekend was kind of centered around the idea of "We are losers." And at the beginning of the trip I was thinking to myself "Wow, this is a really uplifting topic!" But I realized it's true. We don't deserve anything. I know I surely don't.
I don't deserve his compassion & mercy. God has called me though, and I plan to serve & let Him mold me into the woman I am supposed to be.
Read Acts 9.
To shift gears a little bit, I also was encouraged by the fact that God made Himself very clear on what He wanted me to do. He gave me answers to things I was confused about. He really set my feelings straight.
Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. ~John 15:3
All in all, I learned a lot about myself, and a lot about Christ. I grew closer to Him and I can't wait to see what He has in store for my life.
The only thing people can say about me is that I'm forgiven.
That' all that matters. God has everything in control.
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye [are] the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. ~John 15:4-5
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