In order that we finite beings may apprehend God, He translates His glory into multiple forms, into stars, woods, waters, beasts, and the bodies of men.
C. S. Lewis
You are forgiving and good, O, LORD, abounding in love to all who call to you.
Hear my prayer, O LORD, listen to my cry for mercy.
In the day of my trouble I will call to you, for you will answer me.
Psalm 86:5-7 NIV
The eighty-sixth psalm is a prayer, a prayer of surrender. Not surrendering to our enemies, but surrendering to God. When we come to God at a point of brokenness in our lives, in order to receive forgiveness, we must first give up our shortcomings. These shortcomings are defects in our lives that cause us to rebel against our fellow man. We all seem to be born with certain defects of character, even the very young child can at times be seen as selfish and possibly hurtful to others. I like what my AA sponsor says about his defects. He says, I was born with a defective character, cross-wired in a Chinese toy factory. As we mature and grow with training, we learn to be more considerate of others. As we become aware of their feelings, compassion will seep in teach us. Today some of the character defects that I struggle with are the same ones that have plagued me for years. God has removed many of my defects but it is a continuing work of progress. I am learning that as I raise my hands to surrender, and say O LORD, I am giving up my authority to be the commander in chief of the battles in my life. I might have won a few small firefights in my life when I was in charge, but I always lost the battles. Today I surrender to win. Through defeat I am victorious as I allow God to direct the battle. God is doing for me what I could not do for myself. As I read the Word of God I am strengthened by the many examples of men and women who through their experiences have left a legacy for us to learn from. Thanks for letting me share JRE
AA Step Six: Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
Change the thoughts, and you change the person. If todays thoughts are tomorrows actions, what happens when we fill our minds with thoughts of Gods love? Will standing beneath the downpour of His grace change the way we feel about others? Absolutely!
MAX LUCADO
C. S. Lewis
You are forgiving and good, O, LORD, abounding in love to all who call to you.
Hear my prayer, O LORD, listen to my cry for mercy.
In the day of my trouble I will call to you, for you will answer me.
Psalm 86:5-7 NIV
The eighty-sixth psalm is a prayer, a prayer of surrender. Not surrendering to our enemies, but surrendering to God. When we come to God at a point of brokenness in our lives, in order to receive forgiveness, we must first give up our shortcomings. These shortcomings are defects in our lives that cause us to rebel against our fellow man. We all seem to be born with certain defects of character, even the very young child can at times be seen as selfish and possibly hurtful to others. I like what my AA sponsor says about his defects. He says, I was born with a defective character, cross-wired in a Chinese toy factory. As we mature and grow with training, we learn to be more considerate of others. As we become aware of their feelings, compassion will seep in teach us. Today some of the character defects that I struggle with are the same ones that have plagued me for years. God has removed many of my defects but it is a continuing work of progress. I am learning that as I raise my hands to surrender, and say O LORD, I am giving up my authority to be the commander in chief of the battles in my life. I might have won a few small firefights in my life when I was in charge, but I always lost the battles. Today I surrender to win. Through defeat I am victorious as I allow God to direct the battle. God is doing for me what I could not do for myself. As I read the Word of God I am strengthened by the many examples of men and women who through their experiences have left a legacy for us to learn from. Thanks for letting me share JRE
AA Step Six: Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
Change the thoughts, and you change the person. If todays thoughts are tomorrows actions, what happens when we fill our minds with thoughts of Gods love? Will standing beneath the downpour of His grace change the way we feel about others? Absolutely!
MAX LUCADO
