"Rather than struggling to disguise or deny your weaknesses, allow Me to bless you richly through it."
I've never really had one of those devotions where what I read was perfect timing for the situations in my current life. Well, maybe I have, but I can't seem to recall those moments.
This evening, I decided to grab my "Jesus Calling" book by Sarah Young to see what the devo was for today. Here is what was written:
"Come to Me when you are weak and weary. Rest snugly in My everlasting arms. I do not despise your weakness, My child. Actually, it draws Me closer to you, because weakness stirs up My compassion--My yearning to help. Accept yourself in your weariness, knowing that I understand how difficult your journey has been.
Do not compare yourself with others, who seem to skip along their life-paths with ease. Their journeys have been different from yours, and I have gifted them with abundant energy. I have gifted you with fragility, providing opportunities for your spirit to blossom in My Presence. Accept this gift as a sacred treasure: delicate, yet glowing with brilliant Light. Rather than struggling to disguise or deny your weaknesses, allow Me to bless you richly through it."
I am a gift.
This is a piece of my identity that I have just recently had my eyes opened to.
I am a gift to others. Every moment of my journey thus far is a part of what I have to offer as a gift. I know that not everyone will accept my gift (accept me as an honest and transparent person), but this is okay.
I am broken. I am a sinner. I am an addict. I am a gift.
This is what I have to offer.
The last month (or maybe the whole summer) has been pretty rough. God has been opening some pretty interesting doors to which I don't even know how to approach. But I am holding onto hope for what is to come.
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"Though the mountains be shaken
and the hills be removed,
yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken
nor my covenant of peace be removed,"
says the Lord, who has compassion on you. - Isaiah 54:10
This evening, I decided to grab my "Jesus Calling" book by Sarah Young to see what the devo was for today. Here is what was written:
"Come to Me when you are weak and weary. Rest snugly in My everlasting arms. I do not despise your weakness, My child. Actually, it draws Me closer to you, because weakness stirs up My compassion--My yearning to help. Accept yourself in your weariness, knowing that I understand how difficult your journey has been.
Do not compare yourself with others, who seem to skip along their life-paths with ease. Their journeys have been different from yours, and I have gifted them with abundant energy. I have gifted you with fragility, providing opportunities for your spirit to blossom in My Presence. Accept this gift as a sacred treasure: delicate, yet glowing with brilliant Light. Rather than struggling to disguise or deny your weaknesses, allow Me to bless you richly through it."
I am a gift.
This is a piece of my identity that I have just recently had my eyes opened to.
I am a gift to others. Every moment of my journey thus far is a part of what I have to offer as a gift. I know that not everyone will accept my gift (accept me as an honest and transparent person), but this is okay.
I am broken. I am a sinner. I am an addict. I am a gift.
This is what I have to offer.
The last month (or maybe the whole summer) has been pretty rough. God has been opening some pretty interesting doors to which I don't even know how to approach. But I am holding onto hope for what is to come.
---
"Though the mountains be shaken
and the hills be removed,
yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken
nor my covenant of peace be removed,"
says the Lord, who has compassion on you. - Isaiah 54:10
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