Nelson Mandela once said "The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling,
but in rising every time we fall." The past couple of months of my life are a living testimony to that. Yes, I haven't made the best of decisions of some situations but what makes me more proud and happy with myself is that instead of beating myself up and wallowing in self pity like in time passed, I have instead been able to pick the lessons from the not so wise things, see the beauty in it and appreciate the blessings that came along. The word of God itself has said that seven times a righteous man will fall and he will rise (proverbs 24:17), and God himself has said that he is the one who has started a good work in me and he will see it to perfection ( Phil1:6), I am rest assured that I haven't arrived yet and I'm still being perfected in my character, I'm getting there. And I'm confident that if I begin to go the wrong I will hear his voice that will tell me which way to go.
but in rising every time we fall." The past couple of months of my life are a living testimony to that. Yes, I haven't made the best of decisions of some situations but what makes me more proud and happy with myself is that instead of beating myself up and wallowing in self pity like in time passed, I have instead been able to pick the lessons from the not so wise things, see the beauty in it and appreciate the blessings that came along. The word of God itself has said that seven times a righteous man will fall and he will rise (proverbs 24:17), and God himself has said that he is the one who has started a good work in me and he will see it to perfection ( Phil1:6), I am rest assured that I haven't arrived yet and I'm still being perfected in my character, I'm getting there. And I'm confident that if I begin to go the wrong I will hear his voice that will tell me which way to go.
(Isaiah 30:21 NIV Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.”)
And above all I'm persuaded that nothing I ever do will make him love me any more than he does and neither can it break his love that he has for. This assurance is not a free pass ticket but it gives me freedom and peace to enjoy life and busk in his love, it gives me the confidence to come to him boldly at any time, that's what his grace is about. He first loved us before we loved him, and our confidence is not in how much we love him but how much he loves. Because even before we knew how to do right he still loved us and gave us his only precious son.
That being said, I'm filled with gratitude and love and joy for the "blessing" that I have encountered this year, not everything turned out the way I would have wanted but I'm rest assured that in all things he works all things together for the good of those who love him.
So now I look forward to many of those good things. Goodness! It's amazing that the year is nearly coming to a wrap. Bring on 2015 already, another chapter, I wonder what lies in store. Oh my! The suspense, it's like watching a good drama, with only the good stuff in it. One great thing to know is that the script and the scene has already been written and set out by my author and perfector, and all I have to do is just walk onto the set, que the next scene.
