NOTHING IS WASTED WHEN YOU Walk Close To Me. Even your mistakes can be recycled into something good, through My transforming grace.
Dear Jesus, We desperately want to believe that our mistakes can somehow be used for good in Your kingdom. The truth is, we hate making mistake! This attitude can easily translate into hating ourselves for having messed up. When we let our mind run freely at such a time, we find ourselves fantasizing about what might have been - if only we had acted or chosen differently. We definitely need a strong dose of your transforming grace! Amen.
Beloved, the best strategy for accepting yourself, even when you make mistakes, is living close to Me. This nearness helps you see things from My perspective. You tend to view yourself as someone who should be almost perfect, making very few errors. My perspective is quite different. I see you as My beloved child - weak in many ways, prone to wandering from Me. However, your weakness and waywardness cannot diminish My constant Love for you. Moreover, My infinite wisdom enables Me to take your errors and weave them into an intricate work that is good.
You need to accept not only yourself but also the choices you have made. Fantasizing about having done things differently is a time-wasting trap. It is impossible to live close to Me while you are indulging in such unreality. The more you fantasize, the further from Me you wander. When you realize this has happened, turn around and run back to Me! Take time to talk with Me and relax in My Presence. Your perfectionist tendencies will dissolve as you soak in My transforming grace.
- Jesus
(Dear Jesus / Sarah Young)
Scripture Insight: Psalm 103:13-14; Psalm 119:76 and Ephesians 1:7-8
"As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him; for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust" (Psalm 103:13-14 / New International Version)
ReplyDelete"May your unfailing love be my comfort, according to your promise to your servant" (Psalm 119:76 / New International Version)
"In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding" (Ephesians 1:7-8 / New International Version)