1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
I sometimes get upset by things which, in the big picture, are really not that important, but at the moment they’re happening they bother me! We had the family round for dinner and I had all the seating arranged just the way I wanted it, but grandchildren sometimes have other ideas! Instead of just going with the flow it really bothered me, and my daughter had to gently remind me that it really didn’t matter where they sat! She was absolutely right!😊
I read this the other day ‘If it's not going to matter in five years, don't spend more than five minutes being upset by it!’ That sounds like a good bench mark for testing to see if something is worth fussing over or being bothered about! Lord help us remember it next time one of our buttons is pressed!😊
The enemy loves to condemn us and tries to make us hard on ourselves when we’ve allowed him to rattle us, and yes we do need to go to the Lord about it, but God isn’t condemning us. In fact, He knew what He was getting when He took us on and He knows our frailties very well, but He reminds us that His Holy Spirit is in us to help us overcome them. All we need is a willing and obedient heart when we hear the prompting of His Spirit nudging us to be quiet, or just to let it go!
Philippians 1:6 He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
So if you’ve been feeling like you could have done better for some reason, can I encourage you to know God still loves you, mistakes and all, and we can go to Him day or night to receive His forgiveness and ask for His help to do better next time. Remember we’re all a good work in progress and whatever level of glory we’re on right now, we can know God is sorting us out, changing us from the inside so we can go to the next glory when He knows we’re ready.😊 Amen.
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