Ive never been too focused on works, because I have a lazy nature. Ive always had to push myself to do what I need to do, in my spiritual life and personal. I dont spend my time wondering if Im born-again, in fact, it seems silly, to me. I know I met Jesus, I know my faith was in Him and still is. I dont care what others think about my rebirth and whether its surrounding experience was genuine or not. I care what GOD thinks. The many posts Ive been saturated with lately, about faith, grace, and works and how experiences dont count ... well, the Lord is a person with a heart, thoughts, emotions and expectations who desires relationship with every human being. Of course we need to be trusting in His finished works and Him, but He isnt a formula. Hes a person. I met Him 37 years ago and its been a journey of changes and a relationship that has blossomed and matured over the years. I had my times of apologizing to Him incessantly; times when I wondered if I was a goat, times when I felt like a loser who couldnt cut the mustard in resisting sin and doing what I knew to be the right things. It was very hard at times to accept His love because I spent a lot of time being mad at myself and disgusted with my failures. But like the Good Shepherd He is, He has led me through it all, regardless of whether my mind was always on being politically correct or splitting hairs over where Im at spiritually. Ive had times when I was just plain confused about things. God is faithful to teach us and take us through the unknowns of our journies. If we love Jesus and we are following His daily lead, and our trust is in Him, we dont need to question the validity of our salvation all the time, but rather continue to work it out with our faith in Him.
Posted on: Sun, 30 Mar 2014 04:44:06 +0000
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