It came out of the middle of a muddle of thoughts that have been running through my heart lately. Such sweet grace and relief that I literally almost starting crying in class. Which was a funny sight, let me assure you...
Taylor, daughter, when I called you I knew you would make mistakes.
My heart literally sang to be reminded of such a simple truth
When Jesus called you to be on mission with Him, he knew you would make mistakes. And not just little mistakes, but big mistakes.
And yet He still called you.
So take a deep breath. It's okay! Just because you surprised yourself, does not mean that you surprised God. You have not ruined it all.
Only in foolishness would I allow myself to believe that I must be perfect to serve Jesus. Or that God expects me to be perfect in order to serve Him well. Hello! That is why GRACE exists!
God doesn't say to me- Taylor, if you are good enough I will use you. And if you make a mistake I will stop using you. Praise God that He does not say that to us!
Don't get me wrong. God calls us to be holy and to diligently pursue holiness. But the closer we get to holiness, the more deeply we will feel the disgust of our sin. And we cannot allow it to paralyze us! That is why we have to learn how to accept grace.
When I choose to remain frustrated by my own failures and mistakes rather than accepting the grace that Jesus is extending to me, I am not practicing humility. Instead I'm just letting my pride get in the way.
So humble yourself before the Lord- acknowledge your need for grace and accept it with joy! And He will lift you up- up out of that pit of failure and confusion that your mistakes have tossed you in.
"Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will lift you up." James 4:10
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