Being
disappointed with an outcome and God being disappointed with us are two totally
different things. There are so many things in our lives that don’t turn out as
we hope, and it is very easy to feel let down when this happens especially when
it comes to how we may or may not have performed in that situation. We can look
at them as failures or rejections, and then we can put this on how God views
us.
But this is
not how God views us. 2 Timothy 3:17 says that God makes us adequate for the
things which He sets before us. 1 Corinthains 10:13 tells us that God is
faithful to make it so that we can endure our trials and the struggle with
those trials, framing them up with limitations. Romans 8: 28 tells us that God
works all things together for good for those who love Him and who are called
according to His purposes.
Even when we
sin and do things opposed to what we know to be right and honoring to God, we
know that we have a God who has already fully forgiven and declared righteous
those who have placed their trust in Christ and received His free gift of
salvation. So, whether it is our
stumbling when trying hard or our stumbling when rebelling, we know that we have
a God who does not give up on us, who has a purpose for our lives, and who will
fulfill that purpose.
Sarah writes
today about our feeling of worthiness, and the reality is that in ourselves
there is not one of us who is worthy. But we have been made worthy because of
the Lamb who was slain on our behalf and who reigns forever putting on us His
glory as a done deal inheritance.
Today in
“Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young (4/19)
I love you
regardless of how well you are performing. Sometimes you feel uneasy, wondering
if you are doing enough to be worthy of My Love. No matter how exemplary your
behavior, the answer to that question will always be no. Your performance and
My Love are totally different issues, which you need to sort out. I love you
with an everlasting Love that flows out from eternity without limits or
conditions. I have clothed you in My robe of righteousness, and this is an
eternal transaction: Nothing and no one can reverse it. Therefore, your
accomplishment as a Christian has no bearing on My Love for you. Even your
ability to assess how well you are doing on a given day is flawed. Your limited
human perspective and the condition of your body, with its mercurial
variations, distort your evaluations.
Bring your
performance anxiety Me, and receive in its place My unfailing Love. Try to stay
conscious of My loving Presence with you in all that you do, and I will direct
your steps.
The Lord
appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love;
I have drawn you with loving-kindness.” Jeremiah 31:3
I delete delight
greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with
garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of righteousness, as a
bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with
her jewels. Isaiah 61:10
Let your
face shine on your servant; save me in your unfailing love. Psalm 31:16
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