[This reflection was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 21/Aug/2022]
How amazing it is that we have such a loving heavenly Father who can take us as we are but loves us too much to leave us like that.
It was so interesting to listen to Martin talking about how he messed up in his twenties[1] but found the strength to go forward, leaving the past behind him. Jesus took all our messed up mess on the cross, we all know that, it’s been preached many times from the front.
I was asking Jesus, is there any area in my life I have not yet surrendered to Him, is Jesus Lord of every part of my life, even the bits that nobody sees.
It’s sometimes like having a very tidy house but when you open the cupboards everyone can see the mess. Jesus loves to take our mess, sort it out and put it back so we are not ashamed to show any one the inner recesses of our lives. I need to write down every aspect of my life giving it all to Him and watch to see what He will.
He makes all things beautiful in His time. Ecclesiastes 3 v11
Every blessing,
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