I’ve gone through life thinking I was one type of person only to realize that I am someone totally different. I knew I wasn’t selfless, but I wouldn’t have categorized myself as selfish … at least not until now. I’m no different than anyone else. I’m selfish. I should also state that I can tend to be very hard on myself. Some are not at all hard on themselves and thus give themselves a free pass regarding many, if not most, character flaws, claiming that God made them that way. Some folks think way too highly of themselves. Me … I tend to think much less of myself than maybe I should.
In light of all I know from scripture I still worry way too much. What’s up with that? It’s not a lack of faith or at least I don’t think it is. It might be because there are times when what we see or hear with our own eyes and ears can tend to have an immense impact on us and that triggers fear which causes our body to revolt against us in various ways. My stomach churns and causes me problems. Why do we do that to ourselves? I guess because we are imperfect beings, painfully human and don’t know well enough how to rely on God for all things.
Fortunately, God knows us all far better than we could ever know ourselves and doesn’t keep count of wrongs. It is equally fortunate that in knowing us intimately, God understands us better than we understand ourselves. God is good, we are trying … yes, we can be very trying indeed. God is patient, we are not. He loves us without a second thought, or any conditions placed upon that love and someday, in spite of myself, I will go to heaven to live with Him forever. And if you are redeemed, so will you, in spite of yourself. Until next time, walk with the King and be a blessing!
Richard Keller
Bread of Life Ministries
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