Let me paint a picture
A picture of a Father and His child
A 16 year old kid - and of His Saviour
This kid is someone who finds forgiveness a difficult concept
Someone who finds it hard to see the bright side
They spend so long trying to be perfect
Trying to be strong for their Saviour...
Their obsatcle is themself
Although their passion is birthed form God
They wrestle with self imperfections
The passion and dream inside is so hard to bring to reality
They feel so weak and yet want to do so much
They want to take on the world and see so many saved
But they find their own salvation hard to understand at times
Wanting to be at the finish line
But feeling to rubbish to run the race
Yet God calls them on
He does not hate them
But His heart burns with love for them,
Even though they don't always understand.
This God is broken over them
So much so that He gave His Son for them
to restore them to Himself
He holds them in His hand when they are about to fall apart.
He holds them close when they are too tired to think
His words bring clarity and exactness to their confusing mind
His love cracks the shell they are in
and their torn emotion and feelings spill out
they cry
and God holds them
This God doesn't leave them helpless
But sees that they are too weak to save themselves
in compassion He loves them still
He promises to sanctify them
To make them into His image
To make them like His Son.
This God doesn't give up on His children
He is the strength they don't have
He is their comfort in a sharp world
He is their truth when their are surrounded with lies.
He speaks truth to them and sets them free from their sin
This God is Holy and beautiful
But He is not afraid to reach out and touch those who are stained
He embraces them and makes them clean again
He lets them know that they are weak in themselves
But that He is with them
That they do not need to be strong themsleves
and indeed they cannot
But instead urges them to dependance on Him
Their only one
Their Lord
Jesus their light, their friend, their co-sufferer
This kid is me
This friend their Saviour is Jesus
The picture goes on
till next time...
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5 comments:
Shasa--we're all so hard on ourselves, but isn't it amazing that God wants us to come to Him just as we are? Even when our hearts condemn us, we can put our trust in Him, because He is greater than our hearts. Remember, my friend, don't try to so hard to be perfect--the last one who was perfect was nailed to the Cross--and He was the only one who could take our place because we always fall short!--Courage! Jeff
Have you read Oriels' Diary yet? It's worth getting a copy - quite thought-provoking.
One of the most profound parst for me in this book was where it tries to describe what was the worst part of the crucifixion - not the pain, or the nails, but rather the separation of Christ from Father God. Sin separates, but Christ has brought us right into the very throne-room of God. That's because Father sees us through The Son - so lean on Christ, and lean hard.
Satan only wants you to be so aware of your sin that you feel you cannot be worth anything, and are therefore not able to lead another to Christ through your own imperfections.
God says - come to me as you are, as a model that this is how everyone comes. Then watch as together, you both grow, and each one leads one, then another
God convicts of sin, not condemns
There's a BIG difference!
Pat
Hi Shasa, Rhianne here. I am new to the world of blogging and have jsut found your site via Pat, via Penny etc etc. Very good - deep an inspirational - you've come a long way from the little boy I taught in Sunday School many moons ago or is that too embarrasiing to say - Sorry!! Anyway - don't know if you have yet seen the 40 days of purpose video but the guy in it talks about weakness - that we can teach other far more from our weakness than our strength. Not that we should wallow in it but that No hurt goes wasted - worth a thought!!
Thats really beautiful i enjoyed reading it :) Glad you can write like that God bless, Nikki x
Hi Shasa - managed to sort out some links from my blog page - thanks to your info via Penny! However, the one I can't seem to get a link to is yours! If you'd like me to add your blog page to my list, can you e;mail me (Pat@kennett.org)
Thanks
Pat
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