If you don't like confessions, you may not want to read this blog, for I have a confession to make. Yes, my God wants my world of readers, no matter how small or large, to know how I really think lots of times.
We were in church on Sunday singing away, happy to be there greeting friends and worshiping with them. In the midst of one of the songs as we stood clapping, I smiled and thought how much others could see and know that I loved Jesus. There I was, thinking I was worshiping Jesus when in reality I was worshiping myself! Oh, lame person that I am!
So, I bowed my head without a song on my lips and told Jesus how sorry I was. And even today, I am sorry that I have so much ego that I lost sight of what church is all about.
Today, when reading my assignments for journaling, I came across a couple of verses that spoke to my sorrow, Ps.139:4 and Matt. 16:19. They read, "You know everything I'm going to say before I start the first sentence." and "Now, I'm going to tell you who you are, really are!" ( David spoke the first line and Jesus the second to His disciples.)
How base I am! How full of human traits! God has been working a long time to change me into a person full of Him, and yet I cannot quit myself of the me, me, me that continues to plague me. Yet, I am what I am, and Jesus knows what I am and has forgiven. Yet, I wish for all of us still on this earth that we might have less of us and more of Him and have it start with me.
What a blessing to have a Lord that loves me just as I am! What a blessing to have His forgiveness and His love and beauty!
(You know? It's hard to write about Jesus Christ without exclamation points!)
Jesus!!!!!!!!!!!
Love, Jo
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