What a blessing I
have enjoyed this week with the gathering of sister's in the Lord . I say "enjoyed" only because of the
hindsight of reflecting on those times, but as they were happening it was more
like a pain of the reality that I was in... OUCH! But isn't that what the Word speaks to us in
Hebrews 4:12 & 13? It says "For
the word of God is living and active.
Sharper than a double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul
and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the
heart. NOTHING in all creation is hidden
from God's sight. Everything is
uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give
account." That is my emphasis on
NOTHING. These verses pierce every
excuse we can come up with to not do what we know God has called us to do when
it comes to our actions, decisions and choices.
We definitely can understand Paul's dilemma in Romans 7:14 where he says
that "I do not understand what I do.
For I do what I don't want to do."
He goes on to ask in verse 24, "Who will rescue me from this body
of death? Thanks be to God-through Jesus Christ our Lord!" We, like Paul, and every true believer that
we come in contact with, can echo his words and know the answer to our unending
question of who our rescuer is. Praise God that through the blood of Jesus
Christ that we are not left in this endless state of wandering, repeating our
destructive choices over and over again.
Our discussion yesterday at our meetings at The Faithful Weigh were
pretty deep and thought provoking as we continued to look at past experiences
for the positive things that God had taught us through them . We are also looking at our past and present
failures as opportunities to grow closer and deeper with our Heavenly
Father. In doing this, we are opening
more "hidden" parts of our
thinking; sinful dark holes in our
hearts that we have been attempting to keep under our own control. It is painful to bring out in the open these
very things that have brought us the consequences of selfish desires. So many areas of our lives are affected,
including our complete openness of our hearts before God. The decisions we make to plan our day, our
menus, our activities and the very thoughts and words that come out of our
mouths come out of these hidden parts of us.
I'm sure that we all can echo the "OUCH" that I mentioned
earlier. I am so very thankful for the
amazing work the Lord is doing through The Faithful Weigh in my heart and in
the hearts of those precious ladies God has brought to join me in this journey
with Him. I wrote in my journal this
morning that even though my soul was pierced by the sharp sword of truth
yesterday, I came away refreshed and renewed and lifted to a higher level in my spirit and hope in my Lord's love
and grace for me. That is my God! Desiring to go so much deeper in my soul but
yet His truth is so very plain and simple because He knew me before the world
began. He created me after His
likeness. He knew that the experiences
that I would face, the failures that I have experienced were what I needed to
peel off the layers of sin that bind me to a burdened, self-centered life. Thank you, Lord. Thank you for your patience, love, grace and
mercy that You have for me, day after day.
Jesus Calling, by Sarah Young, says today that "Waiting, trusting
and hoping are intricately connected, like golden strands interwoven to form a
strong chain." It went on to say
that , "If you mouth the words "I trust You" while anxiously
trying to make things go your way, your words ring hollow." My prayer for myself and my dear friends
today is that we WILL mouth those words with a pure heart before our Lord and
have this verse, Psalms 27:14 on our lips. "Wait for the Lord; be strong
and take heart and wait for the Lord."
I stand in the presence of God this morning in awe of His amazing grace,
mercy and love for me and each of His own.
Blessings, my sweet friends.
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