Something has been on my mind and I wanted to share it.
satan (using a small “s” because he is small) is crafty. The tools that he uses to discourage and dissuade people from a strong relationship with God, from leaning into each other, and from allowing God to truly use them for His (God’s) purposes are pretty smooth.
satan tells us that our past is TOO bad for us to be loved by God or other people, or to be used by God. That if God or the people in our lives REALLY knew us, they would turn away from us. So we keep secrets. We can do that for awhile with people - but come on, keeping secrets from God? Guess what? That favorite phrase of mine that Tony shares with me - “This isn’t a surprise to God” - applies to this situation too.
NOTHING we have done is a surprise to God. And WE may think we have disqualified ourselves - but have you ever checked out the Bible? I’m thinking Moses (murderer), Paul (murderer), David (adulterer, murderer), just to name a few. A whole bunch of people that we may have considered disqualified, but they are the very people that God used to further His Kingdom!
Who puts a limit on our relationship with God, our growth in Him, and our ability to be used by Him? The person in the mirror.
It’s my prayer that none of us allows any of satan’s schemes to limit what God may have planned for us!
“But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive.” Genesis 50:20 NKJV
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11 NKJV
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