“God,
I love You!” A short sentence that is easy to say, but is often difficult to prove.
I
won’t deny that I made mistakes, that I sinned. I became angry, I told lies, I
thought negatively, I became jealous. Every time I did it, I let myself be
controlled by it; I did it “intentionally”. But, what did happen after that? I
always regretted it, and I asked myself, “Why did I do it? How could I be so
stupid?”
When
the feeling of regret comes, and I notice it, I feel like I’m back to the zero
point of my journey to the place where God is. I feel like I have to start
everything from the beginning, and it takes great courage. I have to come before
God with great effort, put aside the feeling of guilty, the feeling of embarrassment,
and beg for forgiveness from Him.
But
God’s grace is truly amazing grace, because I can never imagine that there will
be such a grace of forgiveness like that. And I am very, very, very grateful
that I still live in Him now. How come? It is surely not because of my power,
it is because of His love, His grace. Each time I have to “start over” and
accept the devil accusation for every sin I have done, God speaks to me with
compassion... softly, yet surely... “You belong to Me, not to the evil.”
I no longer live, but Christ lives in
me... Let us always remember this in our heart, always brave
ourselves to come upon Him, for I believe He won’t refuse... for I believe that
His forgiveness is truly Amazing Grace.
If
we have to repent everyday, then let’s repent... but ask God to help us to live
better than yesterday, to hate sin more than ever, and to love Him more
everyday. Through our deeds, through our life, we have to say, “I won’t give
up!!” to life, for His amazing grace is worth keeping.
Dear
God, thank you for Your amazing grace. I want to love You more in my life, not
only through my words, but also through my deeds. Please help me, God; please
help me, Holy Spirit. Amen.
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the
forgiveness of sin,
in accordance with the riches of God’s grace.
Eph. 1:7
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