Tonight, my heart aches. You might even say it is broken. It was not broken tonight, no; it was broken several weeks ago. Several weeks ago my heart broke, but, I refused to be weak. What’s most frustrating is this is a pattern in my life. My heart breaks. I try to be strong. And I end up worse than before. The end result is a lack of peace, joy, and love. The end result is sin and separation from my heavenly Father. I pray this time I might finally learn the meaning of the verse, which says, “For when I am weak, then I am strong.” I pray I may be able to say with Paul, “Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities.” I pray that the Lord will change my heart so I may love people more and myself less. I pray I may accept my Father’s words, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” You see most of my sadness, is not because of some outside circumstance, but a result of how I responded to the circumstance. Had my attitude been like Paul’s, then, I would have joy. Then I would have peace. Then I would have love. But, because I chose self-sufficiency and my own path; because I chose sin I do not have any of that. It is for this reason that I know I cannot afford to take my eyes off of the cross for one instant. May my eyes ever be fixed on the cross and the love of Jesus for me, for all else grows dim in comparison. May all my thoughts, desires, and actions be pure and glorifying to Christ Jesus, my God. May I quit walking and run the race so I might attain the prize. Oh, Lord Jesus, hear my prayer!
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What I write AboutMy posts are all about the Christian walk in some way or another. I do my best to make what I post worth reading, thus there are many more things that I write about but do not post. Some of my posts are my reflections on scripture or a quote, other posts are simply my testimony, and others still are letters of encouragement. I hope that you will be encouraged or challenged in your walk with Christ as a result. God Bless you, my friend.
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