You know...I was having one of those mornings where I woke up thinking about all the crappy stuff I've done in my life and how I can sometimes just be a blind idiot.
But a moment of clarity hit me while I was on the toilet. (...is this not a place where clarity usually hits us anyway? haha)...I realized that no matter how bad the decisions I have made were, God STILL has a marvelous end result for me! Isn't it just amazing to know that what God has for you is for you no matter what? I sometimes feel like God had great destinies for those who were a hot mess anyway, haha. Ever get that email about all of those people in Bible who had issues but whom God used to do a mighty work? Like...let's see if I can remember off the top of my head...Noah was a drunk...Moses was a murderer, David was an adulterer and a murderer, and the Disciples were sometimes too slow to grasp concept and Jesus would get annoyed with them? haha..always makes for a good laugh. Love me some Bible historical figures. They were regular people with their own vices but God loved them...immensely and they are used as people to pattern our lives by.
All this to say. I can't thank God enough for his abounding grace and mercy and his indefatigable effort to finish a great work in ALL of us DESPITE ourselves.
This is not to say go out and be a hot mess and God will look upon that mess and smile and not allow consequences to come your way. BUT, He is ALWAYS ready for a repentant heart in repentant prayer who wants to live a repentant lifestyle.
Another thing. Guys, don't let others judge you for what you've done. They don't matter. God REALLY is the only one who matters. Plus, everyone has garbage that they have done, so....
We are all in the same freakin' boat.
Don't forget that.
...and don't forget to pray for forgiveness (which is ALWAYS given without reluctance from Him on high..no matter the crime) and thank God for a new day and a new dawn. :)
AND...I love this quotation!
"Always be ready to have the time of your life" (Unknown).
Isn't that awesome? God put us on this earth to do something GREAT and to have a GREAT time doing it!
So start your day with a head held high and this scripture in your heart:
Phil 1:6:
"There has never been the slightest doubt in my mind that the God who started this great work in you would keep at it and bring it to a flourishing finish on the very day Christ Jesus appears."
Yes and AMEN.
the measure of a man
15 years ago
3 comments:
You may be able to make better decisions in the future, but you haven't made any "crappy" decisions yet. Things don't always work out. So many times, I have had to be involved with some nonsense because God wanted somebody with some sense to be there in that situation to help others... or for me to be the one person in someone's life who did this or that or treated someone a certain way or said a kind/helpful word when no one else was there for God to act through... It's not always pleasant for me, but it's part of my life journey. So keep up the positive and thankful attitude little one! You are so gifted and blessed that if you never stumbled, you'd never move slow enough to lend a hand to those who are falling. An old man in the islands once told me and the missus that he laughs when he trips and regains his feet because *that* (then he faked a little trip and stagger) that struggle.. is life! (is what life is all about) and when that happens, it reminds him that he is fortunate enough to still be here living! So whether it is in his business or in his garden, he can't help but laugh out loud at every root and rock in his path - even as he struggles to overcome it.
thanks, Has. Very wise words.
such an inspiring reads and the biblical figures which you named and spoke upon really do serve as inspiration for those of us who lead similar lifestyles and look forward to a change in the way we think and, therefore, how we live.
that was my first time hearing the ending quote.
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