Embrace the Within no. 41
“What or whom we worship determines our behavior.”
John Murray
God loves me even when I don’t love myself. That is kind of a difficult thing for folks outside of God’s grace to understand. Once we get back under YHWH’s wraparound presence, we tend to understand that reality a lot better. I like to think back and always wonder at how much worse things could have been. How many bullets have I dodged due to the grace of God?
I was having this conversation this weekend that things could always have been worse. No matter what troubles and trials and obstacles came around the possibility for even worse was there. I could have never found my way back to the Christ movement. I could still be out wandering believing that my thoughts, my actions, my truth, my way were going to be enough to save me. BUT there is nothing I can do. No path of philosophy can I learn. No number of books I can read. No amount of noble and virtuous deeds I can perform. There is nothing I can do, no power I have, that can make things right. God provided the path to draw near. And I have to walk that Path if I am going to repair the relationship.
We support what we love. And we can see many folks celebrating diversion. It’s football season. It’s easy to tell. Folks getting excited about the activity of others and celebrating that activity as accomplishment. True accomplishment is setting your mind, your heart, and your soul on its one true intention. The one thing that will make you happy. The one thing that supplies true happiness.
Your team will let you down. Your friends will let you down. Your relatives will let you down. Even you will let yourself down. I do that all the time. BUT God never lets me down. God never changes. His presence and his Truth are immutable. His Grace never fails. His plan is perfect. And even when I get mad at myself for failing, He is still there to offer grace.
Are you happy? The wraparound presence of YHWH can bring you happiness. What are you supporting? Spending time with God daily brings peace and love to every part of our life .What do you love? God loves you even when you don’t love yourself.
Peace to your home. Bless your being. The reign of YHWH is now. Be a blessing to YHWH and others.
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