I was reading a blog a while ago when a line struck a chord within my Spirit.
To put it in context let me quote some of what Kymberly wrote:
“All I needed was to throw my ideas of perfection, accomplishment, and status to the ground and embrace Him. His calling for my life is what matters. His embrace is the one that heals. His words are the ones that speak truth. It was Him all along. He was always enough.”
I fail, daily.
I am not perfect in any fashion…honestly i often find myself running from perfection.
I am a sinner.
A dirty, thoughtless, selfish, lustful, greedy, rude, arrogant sinner.
I break promises.
I lie through my teeth.
I’ve bruised hearts with harsh words.
I’ve treated people with no respect.
I fall into temptation over and over and OVER again.
I judge, even though i hate it.
I’m broken.
I’ve been a quitter.
I’ve put God last.
…
Thankfully…
His embrace is one that heals.
He reaches into the core of my being, the threads of my soul and says: This one is mine.
I am HIS.
Redeemed.
Rescued.
Restored.
The sins i struggle with…forgiven.
The fear that grips my spirit…broken.
The love i’ve abandoned…present.
I am not perfect in any fashion…honestly i often find myself running from perfection.
I am a sinner.
A dirty, thoughtless, selfish, lustful, greedy, rude, arrogant sinner.
I break promises.
I lie through my teeth.
I’ve bruised hearts with harsh words.
I’ve treated people with no respect.
I fall into temptation over and over and OVER again.
I judge, even though i hate it.
I’m broken.
I’ve been a quitter.
I’ve put God last.
…
Thankfully…
His embrace is one that heals.
He reaches into the core of my being, the threads of my soul and says: This one is mine.
I am HIS.
Redeemed.
Rescued.
Restored.
The sins i struggle with…forgiven.
The fear that grips my spirit…broken.
The love i’ve abandoned…present.
His embrace is one that heals…
Even though i fail. Even when i turn my back on Him. While i’m sinning. When i’m offering praise. When my Bible gains dust from lack of use. When my journal pages are full of praises, prayers, and theology.
His embrace is constantly healing me.
I have to remind myself to run to Him, not to others.
I have to discipline my Spirit to be patient and listen for His voice.
I have to continually pursue Him and build my heart around His promises & truths.
I have to discipline my Spirit to be patient and listen for His voice.
I have to continually pursue Him and build my heart around His promises & truths.
HE is who i want.
HE is who i desire.
HE is who heals me.
HE is who i desire.
HE is who heals me.
Thank you Jesus for your love, your healing, your embrace, and your sacrifice.
I could not do life without you.
I could not do life without you.
If you wrote a post this week that was frank, make sure you link up!
{and of course the link-up isn’t working, hopefully it will be up this afternoon.}
Amen! You have a new identity in Christ, Amy! And that can be your comfort through life and in death!
I struggle against the sin of my flesh and it gets me down (as it rightly should!) but my encouragement comes from the knowledge that God looks at me through Christ's holiness. It's like He is standing between us, and Christ's holiness completely covers me – because Jesus paid for our sins, we can stand before God!
K, typing that out has just encouraged me. I hope it does the same for you! 🙂
Yes!
I love who God is and what he does for us!!
I wrote for Frankly Friday…
http://laurablogsagain.blogspot.com/2013/06/this-school.html
Praise the Lord that we do have an amazing healer and we are found perfect in his sight!
I think we, as believers, often focus too much on our failures. We are covered by the grace of God and we don't need to wallow in our sin and guilt and shame. We need to acknowledge our sin to Him and strive to be more and more like Him. This is something I'm learning on a daily basis!
Loved this, Amy! Too see our sin clearly BECAUSE we see God clearly….It's AMAZING! So glad to know He knows us and makes the way for us to KNOW Him too. 🙂
Happy Weekend!
Love this. Beautiful. So true!
"His embrace is constantly healing me."
Yes!