Yet, in this I rest. That I have failed yet again. That I was disobedient, and once again showed that I am deserving of hell. Yet Jesus has paid for everything. There is no more wrath for me to drink. I get to drink the cup of God's salvation because Jesus drank the cup of wrath and earned for me the cup of salvation. My relationship with the Father is not hindered. And out of love, I am free to obey him.
I am frustrated with myself. But that produces growth. I have to remind myself of the truth of my justification. I can't allow my emotions to control how I view the truth. God says I am justified- I am justified no matter how I feel. I have to ask my Father to give me boldness to share the gospel. Paul in one of his letters asked the church to pray that he would have boldness as he ought to to share the gospel of Jesus Christ. That is a prayer request of mine, also.
"...out of love, I am free to obey him."
ReplyDelete...And one of my prayer requests as well.
Dude, you're awesome. Thank you for letting me into your blogging world. I have been guilty of this more than once, and I think you hit the nail on the head when you say that frustration with oneself produces growth. Emotions can play a big part but they also lie... So very encouraging to me that you said you can't let them control how you view the truth. The Lord is so amazing!