Do you ever wonder about it all? All the things you have done in your life-
the good things, the greater things, the bad things and stupid things? How all of this is shaping you? How all of it is being pieced together like a
puzzle? The finished picture will be
beautiful because He uses all of it to
shape me (you) in to the image of Jesus.
Psalm 119: 1-2 in the Message says
“You’re blessed when you stay on course,
walking steadily on the road revealed by God.
You’re blessed when you follow His directions,
doing your best to find Him.
That’s right—you don’t go off on your own;
you walk straight along the road He set.
You, God, prescribed the right way to live;
now you expect us to live it.
walking steadily on the road revealed by God.
You’re blessed when you follow His directions,
doing your best to find Him.
That’s right—you don’t go off on your own;
you walk straight along the road He set.
You, God, prescribed the right way to live;
now you expect us to live it.
The choices we have made are all being used
to write our story. There’s a reason I
am not writing my own story and God is.
He knows what it all means and how my story will work out.
Grace surrounds us
Jesus is a friend of sinners
Jesus loves us more than He hates our sin
My job is to trust Him. Trust that He loves me more than He hates my
sin. I have to let go of my past and
realize that God wants to communicate with me.
John 10:10 says that “The thief comes only to
steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to
the full.”
A life to the full!
“You cannot amputate your history from your destiny, because that is redemption.” Beth Moore
The pieces to my puzzle so far are what He is using
to shape me into His image. The enemy
wants to bring me (you) down and keep me there but Jesus says that He wants to
bring me up! For me to be free with Him. There is a quote from my Holy Yoga training…and
I can’t remember who said it. I think it
was the founder of Holy Yoga, Brooke Boon (I apologize if I am misquoting) but
it is too good not to share! “Am I pursuing
God with the vigor that Satan is pursuing me?”
WOW! Am I? Are you?
Pursue God and let go of everything. Pursue Jesus and this brings about love, joy,
freedom and praise.
“Jesus cheers for us every day. He intercedes on our behalf. He sees us without a hint of stain or
sin. Jesus is profoundly dear to the Father’s
heart because He endured hell to keep you and me from it. The cross didn’t win. Jesus won.
And we are the benefactors.
Amazing grace.” Susie Larson
I don’t want
to write my story. I want to chase after
God and listen to His voice and let Him be in control. He has a plan for me and I plan to be
obedient to Him. Obedience is hard. But all of my pieces – past, present and
future- are making me more like Jesus.
That’s a beautiful thing!
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