Tuesday, April 9, 2013

A thought

I have been struck by this passage of scripture lately.
Luke 7: 36-38
"One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to come to his home for a meal, so Jesus accepted the invitation and sat down to eat. A certain immortal woman heard he was there and brought a beautiful jar filled with expensive perfume. Then she knelt behind him at his feet, weeping. Her tears fell on his feet, and she wiped them off with her hair. Then she kept kissing his feet and putting perfume on them."
Every time I read it I have the same thought. Am I loving The Lord this way(vs. 38)? How often am I doing this? How often am I falling at His feet to worship His awesomeness?
If I'm being honest, not enough. If I'm being more honest hardly ever. If I'm being completely honest I can count on one hand the numbers of time I have done this all year.
I am a sinner saved only by the grace of our Lord. I daily need Him. I daily need to fall at His feet weeping for what I have done. I struggle daily to be the wife and mother God calls me to be. I am often stuck trying to measure up to the worlds standard of a homemaker. I get caught up in the image of what I should be.
I need Him. I need Him to guide my day to help me the woman He wants me to be. To be the wife W needs. To be the mom LB and AB needs. I need Him.
When I read this passage I am reminded of that. I am reminded of how awesome He is. How just being in His presence calls out the best. The best we have to offer, the best we can do. And how lost we are without Him.
I am challenging myself to daily bow before Him. Daily let my tears fall on Him so that He can cleanse and renew me. Let's all do this. And please let's stop the comparing and judging. We are all imperfect. We are all daily being molding into who God has created us to be. Let's call that out in one another. Encourage one another, love one another, and be still before God united.
The prayer of my heart has been Psalm 51. To be purified of my sins and to have a broken and repentant heart daily.


1 comment:

  1. So. So. Good!! Thanks for these thoughts. God's Word is POWERFUL. I need his presence every moment. The great hymn comes to mind : "I need Thee, Every Hour..."

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