GRACE

So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God.  There we will receive his mercy and will find grace to help us when we need it most.                                                                           Hebrews 4;16  

                                           Blame my hormones

The first thing out of my mouth when I miss the mark, (SIN), is to blame it on my hormones, those hot flashes!  All of those things sound like a great method to the madness that I tried to  make logic in my mind out of it.  Especially when way too many people in the course of the day has already severed my last damaged nerve.

I’ll tell you plain and simple.  You tell me as I run through a list of  oh yeah, see if one ounce of empathy filters toward your heart.  I’m convinced that you ladies will agree with me, its in the reality that life isn’t always what it seems to be or what we want it to be..

So, your typing on your computer and your putting the finishing touch on your writings, when with the blink of an eye, you screen reboots itself, mind you on its own. And you lose everything.  Doggies wanting way too much attention. Screaming children.  Family disputes. Ants in critical places. Doctors appointments.  Running late.  Can’t locate your cell phone.  Can’t locate phone cause its on vibrate.  Doing laundry and the wash tub overflows and there is water everywhere. Feel free to add.  All I can say is sheer frustration and exhaustion.  Time for bed but its still early.  Ever been there?…..

I really wish I could say it was well with my soul.  But I can’t.  I wish I could give you a godly spin on how I reacted and responded in these situation.   I wish I could stay I stood on Romans 8:28 or Psalm 34:1 or today’s scripture,

Hebrews 4;16. Nope, I had an ungodly moment!   It spells ATTITUDE.   Once I settle down from the chaos and distractions.   I’m immediately convicted.‘  What a loser! I blew it. Lord what now I think, the ugly came forth.. please forgive me. But God is so full of grace.  He doesn’t leave me or forsake me.  Grace doesn’t give me a free pass to act out how I feel.  Rather His grace gives me consolation in the moment, with a life changing challenge to learn from the situation, by choosing self-control.   2Peter 1:5-8.  Life’s moments equips us for the future.

Grace is the reason I can go to God quickly, immediately-before I’m  cleaned up– and boldly ask for His forgiveness and help.  Strangely enough, when I have those “I’m too fit to be tied,” moments, they are times when I don’t feel God’s presence.  Though I know He is there.    

Psalm 34:1, says, I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.  Truth of the matter is praising God throughout the day with praise and worship music on helps me to stay focused on the realities of life.  It always seems to keep me focused and places my mind and heart on the things of God.  Worshiping God with a pure heart helps to dispel all ugliness within me.  These choices take practice, sometimes over and over again.   And remember Come boldly which literally means “ with courage or confidence” as God’s children, we do not  need to fear being turned away, so we never need  to hide or omit anything from our prayers to be a vessel of honor.

                                       Be Encouraged Today !

There is Hope, when life spins out of control… Remember as we return to the heart of praise and Worship, we will remember that it is truly all about honoring God.