His Faithfulness

The other day the Lord laid on my heart a few key passages. First in 1 John 1:5-10, in this passage it speaks about walking in darkness and walking in the light. "... God is light, and in him is no darkness at all." We can't say we have fellowship with Him and live in darkness or sin. Since God is light and there is no darkness then the two can't be present together.

I will admit I've had those times in my life when I've chosen to live in darkness, and lie to myself and others as I try to "be" in fellowship. I began to feed myself with a lie of being invincible to sinning. My mind would believe the lies of the enemy, telling me all that I was doing was okay! Verse 8 says this "If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us."

But then the amazing part comes,
"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." (vs. 9)
Oh... how He sees me as clean. I am free, despite the sin I had chosen to live in, He found me... yes He found me! He chose to save me, bless me and cleanse me. He is faithful when I choose to be unfaithful.

"Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's...He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities." Psalm 103:1-5,10

So amazing that the Lord sees me this way, He chooses to bless me! That He sees me as worthy, gives me a crown. He sees that I am dust, fragile, and in need of care, He shows compassion toward me. I am human, I know not what I do. My mind does what it knows is wrong, the flesh takes over. But if I ask the Lord gives, He gives direction to choose truth, to resist the flesh.

Our God

I'm having a great day of praising the Lord. He has given me great JOY and I want to share it with you. This song just really speaks to me today! I have victory in Christ, He brings JOY to my heart! His ways are unfathomable, beyond my comprehension but His way is perfect and true!

Seek His Will, Have Patience and Trust!

Seek the Lord's will for you. What does that look like?
    Pray continually - 1 Thessalonians 5:17
    Meditate on His Word - Joshua 1:8
    With all your heart - Jeremiah 29:13
    Seek first His Kingdom - Matthew 6:33
    Draw near - Hebrews 11:6
    His will be done - Matthew 6:10; 26:39
Have Patience. What does that mean?
    Be steadfast - 1 Corinthians 15:58
    Keep faith - Colossians 1:23
    Walk in it - Psalm 26:3
    Neverending - Lamentations 3:22-25
    Courage - Psalm 27:14
How about Trust?
   When you're afraid - Psalm 56:3
   In the Lord - Proverbs 3:5
   Blessed is he - Jeremiah 17:7
   Delights in him - Psalm 22:8
   Are not forsaken - Psalm 8:10