My Life Story~

2 Samuel 22:25 God rewrote the text of my life
    when I opened the book of my heart to His eyes. (The Message)

If someone were to write your life story, would you be pleased with the narrative?  Would you consider your life as being one that has been lived well thus far?  Are there certain parts you would keep secret – maybe even entire chapters? Are there other details you are proud of and wish the world would know?   

Regardless of how any of us answers those questions, I am pretty certain every one has parts of their story they would like rewritten.  If I could go back and rewrite the chapter when I was 15 years old, it would say: “Yenise really hated her bushy eyebrows and decided that once and for all she would shave them off - completely!  She made her way to the bathroom sink and fumbled in the cabinet for some Barbasol.  She dispensed a huge glob in her palm and applied a thick coat to her right brow.  As she brought the brand new BIC disposable shaver closer and closer, she came to her senses and picked up a plucker instead promptly giving herself a nice arched brow.”  Of course, and as the pic below demonstrates, I actually did shave both eyebrows off right down to the skin.  In the grand scheme of things, this was a foolish decision with only temporary consequences.  But some of the stuff we do or don’t do stays with us much longer, and that is why we need a heavenly do-over.

Even though I can’t go back now and edit my life story – neither can any one else - we can go before the Lord and open ourselves up to Him.  We can lay it all out, the good, the bad, and the ugly.  And then moving forward, He – not our boss or our buddy or our momma – He will rewrite the text of our life.  He changes the course of our life. The trajectory of our life.  The quality of our life.  The meaning of our life.  But first we must be willing to open up.  GLORY!

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We open up to You today and invite You to rewrite the text of our lives.  Edit out the fear, loneliness, sadness, illness, and shame and replace it with peace, love, joy, healing, and hope.  In Jesus’ name we pray, AMEN~    

The Old Life is Gone~

Monday greetings! I hope you all had a lovely weekend:)

 

2 Corinthians 5:17 "Anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!"

 

This morning I received a phone call from a distraught young lady who was very upset about some things, and of course, my heart broke right alongside hers as she spilled the details of what happened. I found myself begging God under my breath to give me the right words to say because I felt as though this would be the one golden opportunity to get it right.

 

I have said it before and I will say it again that our lives should be one living, breathing NO JUDGMENT ZONE. So in keeping with my own advice, I withheld my judgment and offered her my love instead.

 

And how wonderful that Friday's DEVO was still fresh in my mind.

 

"God is inviting us today to take a step of faith and ask Him to go into action for us today," I said. "Would you join me in taking this step right now?"

 

She tearfully replied, "Yes," and that is where today's verse comes in. Over the course of a simple, heartfelt prayer, this broken young lady asked Jesus to move into her heart. She asked Him to forgive her of all that she had done. To do away with the mess and start something new and beautiful.

 

We will take a few days this week to explore what all this means. But for today let us rejoice that God gives new life, He gives do-overs, that there is one more young person whose life has been dramatically changed for the good.

 

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Thank You that new life begins when we belong to You. That's exactly what we needed to hear today. We all need do-overs, and that is one of Your specialties. In Jesus' name, AMEN~