For those who cling to the true God, it is said, “Clear the way that they travel; widen the roads and make them smooth! Take away any difficulty so that they may go easily!” For the highest God above, who is and always will be, the only One who is holy has this to say: I live in the high and holy place, yet I am with the low, the weak, and the humble. I renew their vitality and revive their strength...For the human spirit would grow faint—the breath of life I created would soon grow weak. (Isaiah 57:14-16 VOICE) I have put microfiber towels in with my regular towels, only to find the microfiber ones clinging so firmly to the regular towels that I have to peel them off. Their 'cling' isn't permanent, but it takes some doing to get them apart from the rest of the laundry load. The 'intensity' of their cling reminds me that God wants us to conform to him just like those 12x12 microfiber cloths cling to anything they get next to in my dryer load. They don't just fal...
Look, all of you are flawed in so many ways, yet in spite of all your faults, you know how to give good gifts to your children. How much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to all who ask! (Luke 11:13 VOICE) How many times do we think of ourselves as 'flawed' in some manner? We look in the mirror and see that blemish on our face - flawed. We see our outfit next to the lady wearing the latest fashion - flawed. We hear someone talking about their big new house and remember the broken door hinge in our bathroom - flawed. We have so many ways we view our lives as 'flawed', but the biggest one is when we believe the lie that our lives are beyond God's repair! The imperfect is made perfect because God gave us the gift of his Holy Spirit to indwell us, helping us learn to see ourselves as he sees us - no longer flawed! The sin we pursued left us flawed. The presence of God with us because we said yes to Jesus leaves us NO LONGER FLAWED. Nothing within us ...