I know myself. I
know my failures. I know my
weaknesses. I know my regrets. I know all the ways I fail on a daily
basis. How is it that God is not upset
with me? He knows all of my junk! He knows everything…we can’t hide anything
from Him. But Jesus….He evaluates my
worth. He evaluates your worth. He stands up and declares our life - are you
ready for this - He declares our life….PRICELESS!
“For we are God’s masterpiece. He has
created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things He planned for us
long ago.” ~Ephesians 2:10
We are His masterpiece! We are PRICELESS!
Jesus
is bigger than any of my mistakes. He is bigger than any of my regrets.
January 1st 2013…I decided that my one word
for this year would be FORWARD! No looking back. Keep going forward and keep my past mistakes in the past. Keep my eyes forward and on Jesus.
“How priceless is your unfailing love, O God. People take refuge in the shadow of your
wings.” Psalm 36:7
Why am I so hard on myself? The voice of the Accuser can be louder than
the grace that God so freely gives. If I let it! It’s not God that “reminds” me of my
failures. It’s not God that helps me remember
my junk! God is love. He is kind.
He is merciful.
Jesus knows how we feel.
“He
must increase, but I must decrease.”
John 3:30
The only way I am going to grow is if I expose myself to
the light. Jesus is that light. To grow more like Him and to bloom….I need to
keep my eyes on Him daily.
I struggle with accepting His grace and mercy because I
feel so unworthy of it. But He chases
after us with it. “God’s not out to get you- He’s out to give to you.” Ann Voskamp.
We need to know who we really are! We are defined by God…not by our past. “I can’t
imagine anything more dangerous to the enemy of our hearts than people who know
who they are.” Emily Freeman
His love never fails.
We can’t buy His love…all we have to do is open up our hands and take
it. Priceless!
“We will never be secure until we realize we are fully
loved by God, no matter our failings.”
Beth Moore
It is our choice to find God in our successes and in our
failures. “His goodness and mercy pursue me all the days of my life.”
He pursues! He
chases! Jesus says to stay awake! “And what
I say to you I say to all: stay awake.” Mk 13:37
Stay awake to His priceless love! He’s everywhere!
My pastor once said, “Don’t
limit God by your small thinking!”
Even though I don’t feel worthy of His grace, His mercy, His unfailing
love…Jesus died on the cross for me and for you. That means we are worthy. It means we are PRICELESS! We are His if we choose to accept it. We have an Eternal Home that He wants us to
have. All we have to do is fall forward, give thanks, and find our way home
to Him.
“God
put a longing for unfailing love in our hearts because He knew it would lead us
back to Him.” ~Renee Swope
Beautiful pictures! Beautiful reminders to turn our eyes toward God to receive His unfailing love! Blessings to you today!
ReplyDeleteMary
Thank you Mary...and thanks for stopping by!! =)
DeleteI love your statement "If I let it!" I get overwhelmed with the feeling that it's just not possible for God to love me...look at me, i'm a MESS!!! I dwell on the negative. Like you pointed out tho...God doesn't bring those thoughts on and doesn't want me to have them...He has overpowered them with His unfailing love. THAT is where my thoughts should dwell.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the reminder :) Sarah.
It's so easy for us to dwell on the negative. Eyes on Jesus with you Sarah. Thank you for stopping by! =)
DeleteBeautiful photos and Beautiful words! <3 blessings! Love the Yoga pose!
ReplyDeleteThank you Amy!!! Blessing to you! =)
DeleteLOVE your forward for 2013!!! Beautiful pictures as well!!! God bless :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Natalie! Blessings to you!!
DeleteMichelle, Thank you for these encouraging words! And I LOVE your pics...I think my fav is of the inside of your car and the rear view mirror :) I love when you said, "All we have to do is fall forward, give thanks, and find our way home to Him." Yes, eyes on Him, no looking back! Love & Blessings~Shelly (OBS Blog Hop Leader)
ReplyDeleteThank you Shelly! YOU have been inspiring me for some time now. =) Eyes on Jesus with you!! Blessings!! =)
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