He Who Began a Good Work In Me .... Amidst the uncertainties and worries, the peace that comes in knowing that the Lord watches over me is an amazing feeling. Sometimes its so easy to get stressed over things that do not count. We focus too much on asking God why life is so hard. Often times, we rob ourselves of the joy in living in Gods presence because we are so preoccupied with being impatient asking God whats my purpose in life. Is there a light at the end of the tunnel of all my hard work? Or are all my labors in vain? God in His unconditional love and mercy has yet again reminded me that I should not worry about things but rather rest on the confidence that ... He who began a good work in me will be faithful to complete it. ( Philippians 1:6 ) Its so easy to give in to the temptation to just give up. After all, no matter how hard we work, we do not see the fruits of our labor. However, what we keep forgetting is that for God to compete what He started in us takes long and painstaking process. If we are to be in His image, God has to patiently work on baggages in our lives in order to bring out the best in us. The process is not overnight. God needs to plant seeds in us. For seeds to start growing, it takes time and hard work. The sun has to shine on them and the rain fall on them. Soon, seeds will start to grow. I have to constantly remind myself to trust my Maker. In the world we live in, its hard work to grow in righteousness. Growing in holiness means that it is the Lords work in me and NOT my work in the Lord. Its in the joys and pains we let God bring to life in us. We need to surrender our lives to God as a potter molds the clay. The more I depend on God and less on myself, the more dependent and real God becomes in my life. This process is wholly dependent on God. As He shines His face on us and rains His love over us will we grow. Like the seed, growth focuses on progress and not on perfection. I know that Im a sinner saved by grace. I know that like many of the characters in the Bible, I am farthest to perfection as can ever be. If I look at myself and all my shortcomings and imperfections, no way could the Lord make a masterpiece out of me. The great thing is that God sees my potential and believes in me. He does not see me in the now but on will be. I look at myself and my imperfections but the Father looks at what I can be when He completes the good work He started in me. In the meantime, I will have to learn to be patient with myself as God is patient with me. I will ask God to give me the grace not be feel discouraged if growth comes slowly. I will not get tired of doing good as God works in me. Like the seed, I will have to patiently wait on the Lord and learn to celebrate each little sprout that comes out from the ground as I look forward to that garden thats coming my way once He completes His work on me. Thank you Lord for your goodness and mercy. :)
Posted on: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 04:44:08 +0000
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