Wednesday, February 7, 2007

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Romans 12:12




Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near.
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:5




This has been a challenge for me .... and yet it is so simple ... when I have drawn myself close to God believing that He loves me ... peace is always there ... and when I think of the times that I haven't it all boils down to one thing ... trust in the very real fact that God loves me and you and you. That was hard for me to believe for a long time. I felt I had disappointed Him and that I was unworthy in so many ways ... but He has generously poured grace upon me and covered me with His love and all my faults are nonexistent in His presence. That's where I want to be and that's where I want to stay ...

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

but oh the challenge. to not let the lie that his wrath abides on you slip back in. how the accuser loves to whisper. and how i seem to be persuaded time and again. rather than resting in the cross as a thing past. a thing finished and accomplished. and knowing, now, that all god sees is his child.

Valorosa said...

Ain't it the truth ...

Thanks so much for stopping by Jon