I want to go back to something I wrote from chapter 2. I spoke that I had never felt I was worthy of God's love and His goodness and blessings in my life. I blamed it all on my weight but the truth is it was much deeper than that. When I take a really good look at myself I see all the things I do wrong every day, day in, day out. Of course we all sin, but, mine because of the way I would always see myself, was always so much bigger than anyone else's. I would think if only people could see the real me they would not like me, love me, trust me, you get the picture. The truth was, people were seeing the real me and loving me anyway. I was the one who was not seeing the real me. My vision was clouded and distorted. But thank God for a wonderful friend whose words were like a lightening bolt in my life.
My dearest friend, Bud, put in words what God had been trying to tell me all these years but for some reason they finally stuck. I thank God for this friend of mine.
I am worthy of God's blessings and of His love. I am because the bible says so, because He, God himself, says so! I am a beautiful person capable of great love and good things and great acts of kindness. I am also a human being, flawed, capable of making mistakes, but so is everyone else. The grace of God abounds in my life everyday and His forgiveness is always there for me. Christians are the only ones who can truly say "This is the first day of the rest of my life." Because at the end of every day, we can ask for forgiveness of our sins and His words says that "as far as the east is from the west, He will remember our sins no more." That means I can start all over again the next day to be the best I can be and when I mess up, His grace is suffient to cover those mess ups.
For the first time in my life I really believe those words are for me! For me, Kathy! This is a lesson I have needed to learn for so long and I am so thankful to my Heavenly Father that He did not give up on me and continued to work on me, helping me to learn this lesson.
Heavenly Father, I give you praise and thanksgiving this day for all Your patience with me. You are truly the one I worship and praise. amen and amen
My dearest friend, Bud, put in words what God had been trying to tell me all these years but for some reason they finally stuck. I thank God for this friend of mine.
I am worthy of God's blessings and of His love. I am because the bible says so, because He, God himself, says so! I am a beautiful person capable of great love and good things and great acts of kindness. I am also a human being, flawed, capable of making mistakes, but so is everyone else. The grace of God abounds in my life everyday and His forgiveness is always there for me. Christians are the only ones who can truly say "This is the first day of the rest of my life." Because at the end of every day, we can ask for forgiveness of our sins and His words says that "as far as the east is from the west, He will remember our sins no more." That means I can start all over again the next day to be the best I can be and when I mess up, His grace is suffient to cover those mess ups.
For the first time in my life I really believe those words are for me! For me, Kathy! This is a lesson I have needed to learn for so long and I am so thankful to my Heavenly Father that He did not give up on me and continued to work on me, helping me to learn this lesson.
Heavenly Father, I give you praise and thanksgiving this day for all Your patience with me. You are truly the one I worship and praise. amen and amen
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