I am so blessed to
be with a wonderful group of ladies on Tuesday evenings. We are reading Renee Swope's "A
Confident Heart." It is just a gem. Every paragraph has an amazing nugget of
wisdom that hits home for me. I want to
share a section that really hit me this past week.
"If you've ever
doubted God's personal pursuit of you, let this truth sink in, my friend;
wherever you are, He wants to meet you there.
He is waiting for you to stop, come up close , and turn your heart to
listen to His. You don't have to pretend
things are fine when they aren't. He
knows what is going on in your thoughts.
Nothing could keep Him from wanting to be with you."
-From "A
Confident Heart", Renee Swope, pg. 37.
I hate how doubt
tends to consume me. Sometimes it's my
work and wondering if I am truly performing up to my potential, or am I doing
enough for my children in the way of being a mom. And more often than not, I doubt whether or
not I am good enough for myself. Saying
these things "out loud" is hard, but the truth is, God knows every
thought I have. Even the thoughts that I
could never speak out loud...the ones about myself and how I feel less
than.
God is in
"pursuit" of me. Every
day. He meets me despite how I look or
feel. It's like a child that has been
playing outside all day long. Full of
mud and critters...running to Mom and Dad with complete faith and love. That child did not stop to wash off the mud
and critters before he went running to his parents...he went just as he was.
That's how God wants
me and you. Just the way we are. Sometimes that's hard for me to accept. That God loves me with all of my "junk". Stinkin' thinkin' and all.
Today I Am Thankful
For:
- Kindergarten homework
- A new brace for my "Christian's" ankle
- Reaching out to a new mentor in my process of discernment through the church
- A new sweatshirt
- Looking forward to the weekend
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