The trap we fall into is thinking that our junk, our sin, is too big for God to handle. We think, “I better fix this before I bring it before the Lord so it doesn’t look as bad”. HE is bigger, HE is stronger. He is not surprised; in fact He wants our surrender and desires us to be real with Him. He can handle all of our doubts, the sin, and the struggles with belief. Personally, I am going through a deep, dark, beautiful season where the Lord is killing me of my self-righteousness, my pride, and my piety. Thinking I have to have it all together to serve the Lord is wicked and a facade. I don’t save myself, Jesus has saved me and keeps me and forgives me. He is making me a worshipper of Him.
Let Jesus change you as you come to Him with all your junk, don’t try to fix it up before you bring it to Him. Come with a godly sorrow, realizing you have sinned against a holy, just God. Refuse to come with a worldly sorrow which is self centered and prideful. The most beautiful thing is to realize that everyday it’s about a holy and loving God, not me. We were created for His glory, and He has made a way for us to know Him regardless of our sin, for His glory!
“For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.” 2cor. 7:10
I am learning this lesson now, and the Lord, not me, is faithful to keep me and bring me through this time…this time of beauty and chaos…
“oh praise the One who paid my debt and raised this life up from the dead…Jesus”
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