Lately, I have really been moved by undeserved kindness. It's just incredible the love that God has poured out for us through sending His Son to the Cross to die for our sins. It's also incredible to watch the outpouring of that through the people around me.
I am amazed when I live real, mucky, true, grungy, and honest life-on-life with people. They see my sin and they still choose to love me. I'm not sure if there is a better depiction of the unconditional love of God and of grace and mercy than this. This semester has been definitely been one of "real" life. It's been a semester of the yuck just oozing out of me, but in that process I have seen more the beauty of the Cross and the beauty of Him displayed through those around me who keep on loving, assuring, comforting, forgiving, and walking with me through it. Thank you to so many this semester and throughout my entire life who have shown me the love of Christ in the way you interact with me.
I have been moved by the small things people do to show me their love and concern. The selflessness that has been displayed when I am upset, the laying down of their lives to consider mine, and the minute acts of kindness they do to display their love for me (they can because of Jesus's love for them). On a daily basis I am preached the Gospel through the actions and kindness of those who surround me.
I am undeserving. I am a filthy, adulterous, loathsome, and despicable beggar. I am a created being who spurns my Creator daily. I spit in the face of the One who shows ultimate kindness to me. I run away, I cheat on Him with other lovers, and I choose lesser loves so easily. And most of the time, I don't even consider how my actions sting Him.
Yet, despite all of this He shows me incredible kindness. I am so moved by the kindness of my King and how He keeps giving me good things I don't deserve and not giving me the terrible things I deserve. Thank you to those of you who have been evidences of this in my life. You have moved me to greater worship of our Creator and I couldn't be more thankful for you.
13.12.08
10.12.08
Proverbs 24:10
"If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small"
Only a few days left, no fainting allowed. (That was a pep talk for myself and for you if you need it).
Only a few days left, no fainting allowed. (That was a pep talk for myself and for you if you need it).
4.12.08
It's been awhile....
I haven't utilized this blog in a while and think it is probably time. I keep typing sentences and then deleting them. Yep. That one is staying. Moving on. Let me just tell you some Truth.
God truly is sovereign, compassionate, and good. I think that's been a theme of the semester for me. He knows what He is doing and He withholds nothing good from us. Our mighty King. An unchanging Rock. That's my King. Though everything in our lives can change in a split second, He remains constant and He remains in control.
I love seeing His sovereignty, compassion, and goodness in my life.... but I think I almost love seeing it more in the lives of the people around me. I love seeing that He is taking care of them, come what may. I love how He is the orchestrator of all things. He can take care of so many people, all at once, and have what is best for Himself and them in mind all the time.
Seasons in life are an interesting concept. All seasons come to a close eventually and though you may mourn the loss of a season, God has another season right around the corner waiting for you. He knows the season that you need and will withhold nothing good.
That's my King.
He is the One I praise as the giver of all good things and He is One I praise when things are taken away, because our sovereign, compassionate, and good God knows best.
That's my King!
God truly is sovereign, compassionate, and good. I think that's been a theme of the semester for me. He knows what He is doing and He withholds nothing good from us. Our mighty King. An unchanging Rock. That's my King. Though everything in our lives can change in a split second, He remains constant and He remains in control.
I love seeing His sovereignty, compassion, and goodness in my life.... but I think I almost love seeing it more in the lives of the people around me. I love seeing that He is taking care of them, come what may. I love how He is the orchestrator of all things. He can take care of so many people, all at once, and have what is best for Himself and them in mind all the time.
Seasons in life are an interesting concept. All seasons come to a close eventually and though you may mourn the loss of a season, God has another season right around the corner waiting for you. He knows the season that you need and will withhold nothing good.
That's my King.
He is the One I praise as the giver of all good things and He is One I praise when things are taken away, because our sovereign, compassionate, and good God knows best.
That's my King!
16.11.08
What a day!
That's all I can say thus far. But November 15th has turned out to be QUITE the memorable day.....
2.11.08
New blog post....
Like the title? It tells you something you didn't know, eh? :-D
Something new* that I love about Jesus.
His hospitality. The sermon at Church this morning was about hospitality. The pastor talked a lot about a lot of the different aspects of hospitality throughout the Bible, but the point that struck me the most was when he talked about Luke 14.
"Then Jesus said to his host, "When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. 13But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, 14and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous."
He just talked about the importance of being hospitable to those who cannot repay us because that is exactly what Jesus did for us. We were poor, crippled, lame, and blind and He walked up to us, healed us, and then shared all He had with us. Jesus shared his life with us. He died on the Cross for us, poor and wretched though we were. We had no way to repay Him and He knew that. He died for us anyway. May we show that portrait of grace to all who are around us, especially those who cannot repay.
Oh Precious Lord, thank You so much for sharing Your life with us. You left the comfort of Heaven to come down and rescue poor and wretched sinners like myself. You knew we could never repay You, yet You chose to sacrifice all You had for us anyway. I am so moved by Your sacrifice and pray that You move others in the same way. Lord, may we as a body paint this portrait of grace to all those around us. May others be moved by Your hospitality through our actions.
*new- meaning something new to me about Jesus. Jesus was before the beginning of time and is unchanging, yet every day I discover new* things about Him.
Something new* that I love about Jesus.
His hospitality. The sermon at Church this morning was about hospitality. The pastor talked a lot about a lot of the different aspects of hospitality throughout the Bible, but the point that struck me the most was when he talked about Luke 14.
"Then Jesus said to his host, "When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. 13But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, 14and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous."
He just talked about the importance of being hospitable to those who cannot repay us because that is exactly what Jesus did for us. We were poor, crippled, lame, and blind and He walked up to us, healed us, and then shared all He had with us. Jesus shared his life with us. He died on the Cross for us, poor and wretched though we were. We had no way to repay Him and He knew that. He died for us anyway. May we show that portrait of grace to all who are around us, especially those who cannot repay.
Oh Precious Lord, thank You so much for sharing Your life with us. You left the comfort of Heaven to come down and rescue poor and wretched sinners like myself. You knew we could never repay You, yet You chose to sacrifice all You had for us anyway. I am so moved by Your sacrifice and pray that You move others in the same way. Lord, may we as a body paint this portrait of grace to all those around us. May others be moved by Your hospitality through our actions.
*new- meaning something new to me about Jesus. Jesus was before the beginning of time and is unchanging, yet every day I discover new* things about Him.
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