I have been 8 days clean. I wanted to fall yesterday but God gave me the strength to despise my sin and stand firm.
I feel God's call on my life to teach others, and it is no longer only a call to teach children. No, I am supposed to teach everyone about Christ and His love. I am so unworthy of such a calling, yet God has raised me up.
This morning I read Matthew 6-8. 6:1 stood out to me as a check for my motives in my quest for righteousness. Am I serving God for His glory or my own? Truth be told, I would love to be known as a woman of God, but more than that, I want to bring glory to His name.
I also was struck by Matthew 6:14-15 because it says we need to forgive if we expect to be forgiven. That is a hard pill for me to swallow. Usually I am a forgiver, but when it comes to the girl that stole my man a couple years ago... I am filled with hurt and anger. It is better than it used to be, but I have to continually ask God for the grace to forgive her instead of wishing terrible things upon her. That forgiveness is something I need to cultivate if I am going to have an effective ministry.
I feel God's call on my life to teach others, and it is no longer only a call to teach children. No, I am supposed to teach everyone about Christ and His love. I am so unworthy of such a calling, yet God has raised me up.
This morning I read Matthew 6-8. 6:1 stood out to me as a check for my motives in my quest for righteousness. Am I serving God for His glory or my own? Truth be told, I would love to be known as a woman of God, but more than that, I want to bring glory to His name.
I also was struck by Matthew 6:14-15 because it says we need to forgive if we expect to be forgiven. That is a hard pill for me to swallow. Usually I am a forgiver, but when it comes to the girl that stole my man a couple years ago... I am filled with hurt and anger. It is better than it used to be, but I have to continually ask God for the grace to forgive her instead of wishing terrible things upon her. That forgiveness is something I need to cultivate if I am going to have an effective ministry.
