In a new chapter, learning a new song. That has been my heartbeat for the past few weeks. After a long and tiresome fight with past wounds, it feels as though I have been brought full circle. I sought wise counsel on a few issues and in so doing; I was reminded of the indelible grace of our Lord.
Turning a fresh leaf (or learning a new song) seems like an impossible task in so many ways, but I’m reminding myself that I am not alone. God does this through me. My task is to submit my life to Him and be an example of what His power and love can do.
While sitting on the swing at my parent’s house last night (in the bitter cold!), Daniel and I were pondering on how does one really give up your dreams and expectations and simply let Christ work in you? We speculate on the high divorce rates and mutter that we, as Christians, would never get that far. But it is a serious thing to realize that you are just two sinners (who have selfish natures) trying to become one. It is only when we connect intimately with Him that our deepest needs of love, acceptance and significance are met.
God deals with impossibilities. It is never too late for Him to do so, when the impossible is brought to Him, in full faith, by the one in whose life and circumstances the impossible must be accomplished if God is to be glorified. If in our own life there have been rebellion, unbelief, sin, and disaster, it is never too late for God to deal triumphantly with these tragic facts if brought to Him in full surrender and trust. It has often been said, and with truth, that Christianity is the only religion that can deal with man’s past. God can “restore the years that the locust hath eaten” (Joel 2:25); and He will do this when we put the whole situation and ourselves unreservedly and believingly into His hands. Not because of what we are but because of what He is. God forgives and heals and restores. He is “the God of all grace.” Let us praise Him and trust Him. [Streams]
“We have a God who delights in impossibilities.” – Andrew Murray