Unashamed blessings
Aug 13, 2014 7:26:17 GMT -7
Post by Akua on Aug 13, 2014 7:26:17 GMT -7
If you guys haven't been able to tell yet, I think I'm a person who constantly worries about her relationship with God. Not necessarily on what God can or can't do, but what I can do to make sure that I'm not offending or asking too much of Him in any way shape or form.
I realize that nothing can separate me from the wondrous love of Christ, and yet I still feel so guilty when I ask Him to do something in my life or I'm diminishing Him with my thoughts and my actions. And I KNOW that is a specialized tool that the devil uses against me, and yet I always fall into that trap. I like to think that I know that God is the true joy-giver, and yet I am always so so so surprised when He adds joyous blessings unto my life!
I've always heard that God uses trials and temptations and struggles in our lives to better, refine, and shape us (which I know is undeniably true still), but I think for me, I often blurred that line between turning those trials and temptations around for our benefit and actually sending us those hard times to test us and our worthiness. I think that the devil loves to try and twist the Holy and immutable love of God into one defined by conditions and tests and obstacles and roadblocks, and I, being so programmed by this world and it's expectations, have fallen into that trap. I think that I've personally conditioned myself to be afraid to ask things of my Father (because we all know that I don't deserve them), and I've felt too selfish to want to experience the continuous blessings that God wants to bring to my life.
It is a work in progress, but I definitely want to commit myself to be able to trusting that God will bless me in my life if I earnestly seek Him. Matthew 7:11 will be in my heart and on my mind throughout my Christian walk.
I read a devotional this morning that really highlighted this phenomenon this morning. I already feel so blessed to have had so many learning opportunities to see God in a different light than the world shines upon Him. What a joy to be able to serve the God of the Universe!
Thank you all for listening, and please, allow His shameless blessings to infiltrate your life.
I realize that nothing can separate me from the wondrous love of Christ, and yet I still feel so guilty when I ask Him to do something in my life or I'm diminishing Him with my thoughts and my actions. And I KNOW that is a specialized tool that the devil uses against me, and yet I always fall into that trap. I like to think that I know that God is the true joy-giver, and yet I am always so so so surprised when He adds joyous blessings unto my life!
I've always heard that God uses trials and temptations and struggles in our lives to better, refine, and shape us (which I know is undeniably true still), but I think for me, I often blurred that line between turning those trials and temptations around for our benefit and actually sending us those hard times to test us and our worthiness. I think that the devil loves to try and twist the Holy and immutable love of God into one defined by conditions and tests and obstacles and roadblocks, and I, being so programmed by this world and it's expectations, have fallen into that trap. I think that I've personally conditioned myself to be afraid to ask things of my Father (because we all know that I don't deserve them), and I've felt too selfish to want to experience the continuous blessings that God wants to bring to my life.
It is a work in progress, but I definitely want to commit myself to be able to trusting that God will bless me in my life if I earnestly seek Him. Matthew 7:11 will be in my heart and on my mind throughout my Christian walk.
I read a devotional this morning that really highlighted this phenomenon this morning. I already feel so blessed to have had so many learning opportunities to see God in a different light than the world shines upon Him. What a joy to be able to serve the God of the Universe!
Thank you all for listening, and please, allow His shameless blessings to infiltrate your life.