I am sitting here listening to Ginny Owens singing Free, and the words tell of how His Love has made us free. No matter what mistakes or bad decisions or wrong we have done. We all fail and are none perfect. We as Christians have a leg up on the world because we can come to Jesus with openness and ask for His love to cover our multitude of sins.....again and again....we just have to appropriate that privilege.
You know sometimes it's harder to forgive yourself then it is to forgive others. When someone does something to me that hurts or offends I can forgive and usually do sooner then later. On the other, hand I have a VERY hard time forgiving myself as if I am supposed to be perfect and not let people down. I know that sounds so silly, but I have found myself in that place so many times. I have failed at something or really messed up and I am so angry at myself for such stupidity. I expect so much out of myself, but I have been reminded in the recent past that I am oh SO human and I fail in BIG ways. I just have to remember that I serve an even BIGGER God than my mistakes.
I have the assurance that I serve a God of not just second chances, but multiple chances. If it were only second chances that He gave then I would be done for. He is teaching me about His grace and His love and the fact that this life is all about Him and His love for our broken humanity. Even now as I type that I am in amazement....How a God so big and awesome could love such a wretch as me! GREAT GRACE!
He is the great Redeemer and He wants to show Himself mighty in our lives. If we never have need of forgiveness or redemption then how can He be that for us? In the long run I am glad to go through tough times in my life because I know that it means my Father is trying to bring me ever closer to Himself. His Love for me is greater then my love for Him and He will never leave me, and in that I have peace and freedom.
You know sometimes it's harder to forgive yourself then it is to forgive others. When someone does something to me that hurts or offends I can forgive and usually do sooner then later. On the other, hand I have a VERY hard time forgiving myself as if I am supposed to be perfect and not let people down. I know that sounds so silly, but I have found myself in that place so many times. I have failed at something or really messed up and I am so angry at myself for such stupidity. I expect so much out of myself, but I have been reminded in the recent past that I am oh SO human and I fail in BIG ways. I just have to remember that I serve an even BIGGER God than my mistakes.
I have the assurance that I serve a God of not just second chances, but multiple chances. If it were only second chances that He gave then I would be done for. He is teaching me about His grace and His love and the fact that this life is all about Him and His love for our broken humanity. Even now as I type that I am in amazement....How a God so big and awesome could love such a wretch as me! GREAT GRACE!
He is the great Redeemer and He wants to show Himself mighty in our lives. If we never have need of forgiveness or redemption then how can He be that for us? In the long run I am glad to go through tough times in my life because I know that it means my Father is trying to bring me ever closer to Himself. His Love for me is greater then my love for Him and He will never leave me, and in that I have peace and freedom.
Angela
