Things weren't always that way. The pain of my past was always brought up by the enemy. Satan had and still has a twisted way of using even the best of friends and family. I spent years trying to be the "perfect" mother, wife, and Christian. It was exhausting! Peace finally came one day when the Lord said, "I forgave your sin a long time ago. Stop trying to make up for it! Enough already!" I was trying, just as my own children do now, to "make up" for my sin by doing "good" things--trying to smooth things over with my Father in Heaven.
"Smoothing things over" is not what the Lord wants from us. He wants us to keep #movingforward in His love, grace, and mercy. He wants us to be a light to a lost and dying world, and to witness to others the fact that He loves them, and wants them to cling to Him and His promises. Keep on moving sisters, keep on moving!
"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to His purpose." ~Romans 8:28
Such profound insight from the Lord, Danielle. Thank you for the blessing.
ReplyDeleteSatan is such a master at taking our past and throwing it in our faces and we are so vulnerable to receive that. My exhaustive efforts were not necessarily to "make up for" my past, but to "fix the me," that resulted from my past. Rather than smoothing things over with the Father in Heaven, I believed that I was too broken and stained to be acceptable to Him. I am so glad that the Lord has given you the insight to be a light to the world an a witness in sharing His promises. So sweet, so impactful! Keep on sharing and #MovingForward.
I will be delighted to follow your growth as people you touch stand #Amazed in your ability to overcome and follow His calling.