I realized it's been awhile since I've posted on my blog about me, and what God's been doing in me, and such. I've recounted many of the fun-filled events which make my life so busy and exciting, but I haven't recounted much of the heart stuff. And, since this blog is entitled Genuine, I feel I need to be an honest woman and be genuine with you, my faithful readers.
So, here we go. I am genuinely more aware of my sin every day. And, the amazing thing about that is that it is followed by being genuinely more grateful for God's grace every day. Praise the Lord for that. I was chatting with a dear friend, the beautiful Sally Moore, yesterday, and since it had been awhile, she asked me how this year has gone. I felt like I could genuinely answer that this year has been filled with some of the hardest things I've had to deal with, and as a result, I am more in love with Jesus than I ever have been before.
Some truths God is drilling deeper into my heart this year:
- Relationships are hard. I think this has something to do with the fact that people are fallen. But the accompanying truth is that deep relationships are worth it. 1 John 4:12 says, "No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us." Loving people is hard, but if we can stick it out, what a sweet result!! God's love is made complete in us. I'm not even sure if I totally understand what that means, but I do know that when I am willing to love people on God's terms (which more often than not don't look like my terms), I am infinitely more blessed in the relationship.
- I am not what I do. It's a simple truth, yes, but for some reason it's one of the hardest for me to grasp. When I fail, it does not affect my worth. When I succeed, it does not affect my worth.
- Lies believed in the heart are never logical, but God is always ready to speak truth to me if I'll listen. I have discovered that I am perfectly capable of believing two contradictory lies about myself simultaneously. For example, somehow I can think that I have absolutely nothing to offer, and yet be totally infused with pride about the things I do. I believe I am worthless and indispensable all at the same time. Yet God is there with the truth that in Christ I am a precious daughter of the King, as well as the truth that I am saved by grace, not of works, lest I should boast.
- I have died to sin. Sin no longer reigns in me; it has no dominion in my life. In Christ, I am free from sin, and free from condemnation. This one is really cool when I really live out of it.
There are many others, but these are a few which come to mind. I find that I am particularly grateful God is teaching me this stuff now, because I'm about to head into major transition. Major transition often leads me to the temptation to despair and believe lies, but I am growing in a deeper foundation of truth, and so this major transition can actually be met with Hope.
Isn't God amazing?
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