I once heard an old preacher say that sin will keep you longer than you ever wanted to stay and cost you more than you ever wanted to pay. When I first heard that I really didn't fully understand what they meant. I now understand. I wish I could delete certain things out of my life but I cannot. I am learning to really trust in the Lord and His forgivess and protection for my children. My spiritual muscles are being exercised in ways that I never thought, but I am in the valley of trusting in my Lord and Savior. Either He is what He says He is or He's not. One thing I am convinced of and that is God is not a liar. He is a REDEEMER. MY REDEEMER.
There is not pit too deep that God is not deeper still...
I'm learning to give up and stop trying to "Fix" my own messes. I think of a little child when they try to wipe up spilled milk that they spilled, it gets messier when they attempt to clean up their mess...perhaps there's a lesson in this that we need to give up our messes to our heavenly father for Him to clean us up and for Him to clean up our messes. hmmm.
"He is not fool to give what he cannot keep.. to gain what he cannot lose." [Eternal life] Missionary Jim Elliot wrote this shortly before he was killed by a tribe that he was bringing to gosel of Jesus Christ to. The tribe ended up becoming Christians and accepting the Lord Jesus.
