in awe of You be still...
Only every once in a great while do I wonder if I made the right decision in going to Valpo, N O W is not one of those times.
I have literally been flooded with joy because of the new insight and maturity I have gained in my faith today. God bless Pastor Jim for doing his job.
It's amazing how you can hear the same ideas and concepts preached to you over and over again all your life, as a LCMS baby, I had that privilege. I don't use that word sarcastically, I believe now especially that there is a reason that happens.
I don't know why I ever thought I had everything figured out, and that I was set for a while in where I was with my faith walk. We're constantly moving, either forward or backward, and for now, I feel like I've taken 5 GIANT steps forward.
When I was in grade school, I was always caught up on this verse about being an alien here on earth. I never understood what that meant until today. I am truly above and before everything here on earth, a child of God. Whether I want to be or not, I am. That is my identity, I am an "heir of heaven". Before I am a child of my parents, I am His daughter. Before I am a friend who messes up or falls short of human expectations, I am a believer in Christ who falls short of His expectations and is made whole again before I can even blink.
While I do realize that my actions do have consequences here on this earth in this world, it is all so fleeting. What can anybody here do to me, when my end is in heaven, and this will all pass away.
At least for now I can feel complete freedom in knowing that I don't have to be accountable to this world, and that if I fail, I have God who is there saying, it will be ok because I am here no matter what.
in Him is complete freedom.
amen. I don't know if I can truly articulate the joy that I have found in this last meeting with Pastor Jim, but I am thankful that I can carry it with me inside of me now and always.
I'm off to get my Comm paper done, or something else accomplished, or eat dinner... may you all have a blessed day, well evening by now.
<3s
I have literally been flooded with joy because of the new insight and maturity I have gained in my faith today. God bless Pastor Jim for doing his job.
It's amazing how you can hear the same ideas and concepts preached to you over and over again all your life, as a LCMS baby, I had that privilege. I don't use that word sarcastically, I believe now especially that there is a reason that happens.
I don't know why I ever thought I had everything figured out, and that I was set for a while in where I was with my faith walk. We're constantly moving, either forward or backward, and for now, I feel like I've taken 5 GIANT steps forward.
When I was in grade school, I was always caught up on this verse about being an alien here on earth. I never understood what that meant until today. I am truly above and before everything here on earth, a child of God. Whether I want to be or not, I am. That is my identity, I am an "heir of heaven". Before I am a child of my parents, I am His daughter. Before I am a friend who messes up or falls short of human expectations, I am a believer in Christ who falls short of His expectations and is made whole again before I can even blink.
While I do realize that my actions do have consequences here on this earth in this world, it is all so fleeting. What can anybody here do to me, when my end is in heaven, and this will all pass away.
At least for now I can feel complete freedom in knowing that I don't have to be accountable to this world, and that if I fail, I have God who is there saying, it will be ok because I am here no matter what.
in Him is complete freedom.
amen. I don't know if I can truly articulate the joy that I have found in this last meeting with Pastor Jim, but I am thankful that I can carry it with me inside of me now and always.
I'm off to get my Comm paper done, or something else accomplished, or eat dinner... may you all have a blessed day, well evening by now.
<3s