I am so overwhelmed with feelings of joy because of Christmas! Immanuel chose to become a baby and because of that, He, Immanuel, lives inside of me and gives me the power, the courage and the energy to love as He does. The magnitude of that is hard to wrap my brain around!
I thought of something today as I was praying about this post. As I write these posts, I tend to think that everyone struggles with the same things I do. I want to apologize for anything I've said that makes anyone feel like I'm putting you inside my little box of "me". I have a pretty tainted background of…well, I'll just call it darkness. It felt like a hopeless dark pit that got deeper and deeper with each year. When I read about David being rescued from the pit in Psalm 40, it puts tears in my eyes to think of my Rescuer taking me out from under that darkness and shining His light into my life.
This week's focus of answering without arguing is SO HARD for me!! I just have to speak up for myself, “Uggghhhhh!” It is so hard! But, the times that I can overcome and just listen and answer without an argument, there is so much more peace and I've become quite a fan of that peace!
I'm going to leave you all with a couple verses. My prayers are with you as you seek the Lord for changes in your life.
“Bridle your anger, trash your wrath, cool your pipes—it only makes things worse. Before long the crooks will be bankrupt; God-investors will soon own the store.”
~Psalm 37:8, 9 (MSG)
“I can do all things through him who strengthens me.”
~Philippians 4:13 (ESV)
~Jeri Heintz
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