I missed my last 2 days of my reading plan and am trying to catch up this morning. It isn;t tough since I am currently only going through Romans in 10 days, but moving took up more of my time than I wanted it to. reading Romans 5 and when I hit verse 6

For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.7 For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die—8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

what struck me most is the reminder that when I am feeling down and detached because of my lack of loyalty and self-control God stil loves me.  When I am tempted to think I have exceeded his tolerance for sin and cannot possibly love me, I am reminded that he loved me when I was in a state of not caring about my sin.  He loved me when I was not remorseful, when I was not repentant, he loved me when I was a sinner and was wondrously, amazingly willing to forgive my sin then.  Now he calls me son. (wow as I write that it move me almost to tears today) If he offered forgiveness to me when I was not called son, what would make me think He, who never changes, who is more constant than a rising sun, would not offer, at the very least, the same amount of grace now?
Thank you Lord for grace, for adoption.

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Praying for you again today...for patience, for peace. for your cyst.

trying to figure out where I belong.........

OINK!

I'm such a hedonist...

Thinking about you the other day
bout how you gave your life away
I'm so ashamed of the sin in me
amazing grace, how can it be?

I will worship you always
I will lift up my hands
to the one who is worthy
I'm giving all I am

every day can be such a lonely road
when I try to walk it on my own
but you have given me your hand to hold
prepared a place I can call my own

I will worship you always...

the joys of this world are running thin
what worked before never will again
searching for something that will satisfy
If I don't have you I know I'd just die

I will worship you always...

Did I see you today? Where did I miss you? I wasn't watching very
carefully was I? Sorry.

hard

doing things as unto the Lord and not unto men, is hard. Very hard.
especially when the people involved in the work are difficult to work
with. I was doing free work for people today and their dog bit me.
Didn't break the skin, didn't even hurt really. Just annoyed me. I
wish I half as Godly a lover of mankind as I try to convince myself
is the reality. God, grant me grace for the important moments in life.

100%

This morning I asked my 1st-born (Levi) to wake up his brother
Tyler. "Nicely" I said. I went to check, and I hear him singing the
wake-up song I use in the mornings on them, using the same stupid
voice I do when I am the one waking them from their slumber. A
sheepish grin crossed my face as I drew pleasure from my son
imitating me.

guess that's kind of like the pleasure God feels when I imitate Him.

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