Good Tuesday morning! Whoo! We had four weather notices going at the same time yesterday. Any loose items around the house and yard are now in a far country too. The freeze warning for last night didn't happen, but the wind warning might have been understated a bit. A thunderstorm went by at 70mph yesterday, which may explain why no tornadoes had time to drop down. Both of my just repainted lighthouses were blown over yesterday and every tumbleweed in the county got relocated. This morning the weather is acting as though nothing at all happened. The sun is shining, the wind is calm, and the storms have passed. We like to act that way too. Just after we have messed up the whole lot; we look around to see if anyone was watching and then mosey off as though nothing has happened. Ah, but someone was watching and we well know it.
God is not fooled when we act as though nothing happened. We need repentance and forgiveness to go on in this life. Repentance starts with admitting to God that you did the deed, committed the sin, or hurt another person. Forgiveness is easier, we simply ask God to forgive after we repent of the act. Forgiveness is a blessing, and a blessing means happiness. To repent of something we did, to be genuinely sorry and regretful can be tough. We come face to face with the sinner in ourselves and admit to God that we need His strength to go on. Forgiveness is God telling us that we will be made alright with Him, and that one day our hearts and minds will be washed clean.
Like the morning after the stormy day, we can face the world with the blessing of forgiveness on our faces. I have a hat that states: Christians ain't perfect, but Jesus is! Our state of forgiveness is not based on what we feel, for that is imperfect. Our forgiveness is based upon what Jesus has done, and He is perfect. Just as you and I trust in the Lord to guide us, so we must also trust in the Lord to forgive us - perfectly as is all that He does.
Have a wonderful new day; you are forgiven in Christ!
Bucky
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