"Loving Kindness" By Diane Webb
Psalms 69: 16—"Hear me, O Lord; for thy loving kindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies."
God hears your prayers. He extends his love, kindness, and mercy towards you and all of his children. His mercy is limitless. His love knows no bounds. Breathe in his love for you and never doubt it. As he fills you with his love you will become more and more like him. His love will flow through you. He will always be present with you. Others will feel his love around you and will respond to it. God is love so all love is from God. With love, all things are possible. Along with love goes kindness and mercy. God is kind and merciful because he loves you so much. He forgives you your offenses because he loves you and wants to be in a right relationship with you. It is out of love you, too, will forgive the offenses of others when they ask. Just as those you love hurt you, you hurt God with the things you say and do sometimes. It does not keep him from loving you. When you apologize he is quick to forgive. He wants to keep you within his fold. No matter what you have done outside his will he will forgive you and will always be right there when you repent and call on him. The first step is to admit your sin and ask for forgiveness. This is the model God has given you to follow—admit your wrongs and apologize. He will forgive you and have mercy for you.
Dear Heavenly Father, I admit I am a wretched sinner saved by grace. I often say things I should not say. I pray, Lord, you will forgive me of this habit and help me overcome it. I ask this in Jesus' name, Amen.
Hey Diane! My computer has been so slow lately, I gave up even trying to do anything but post my blog and get off line. I get so frustrated with it. Satellite, bah humbug! Anyway, back to your post. I love what you said. The KEY is as Paul said, "I Die Daily". I think people just don't understand, (a lot of them anyway). We all fall short of the glory of God, but as my Pastor said, God knows this, and He shows us so much mercy! After all, we are just "dust". He says to strive to be like Him, but He also knows that we won't be perfect as He is until He comes and takes us up and glorifies us in heaven. What I am clumsily trying to say is that so many people think they can go to an altar one time, say "I'm sorry" and I believe Christ is my Savior, and that's it! They do not understand that complete Salvation is a Life Time Journey. They must get a relationship with God. He isn't some far away being that looks in on us once in awhile. He is right here IN us, and we need to realize that. If we are "hanging out" with a friend, we wouldn't deliberately do something to or against them. Well, Jesus is sticking to us closer than a brother, right here in us and yet we do that everyday. We Don't THINK about what we are doing against HIM. Uh-oh! I accidentally pulled out my soap box. Sorry! I love what your posts do to me. They stir me up inside to the point that I feel I need to change something within me, and I want to give others something to think about at the same time. I think I need to start reading your posts before I do mine. God Bless! And LOTS of love and prayers your way!
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