Yep, I've been slacking a bit...but fortunately not in my devos. I would much rather forget a blog or two than a devo or two. All that means now is that I have 3 days worth of challenges to write about. And lucky for me again, they are all pretty related and go hand in hand quite well!
Day 7 - Today I will remember who I am in Christ.
Simple. Well, simply said anyhow. There are times when I feel like I'm a nobody. I feel unnoticed, as if I disappeared today, no one would even notice tomorrow. But that simply isn't the case. Because of Christ I am a somebody! I will never go unnoticed. I am loved and cherished beyond my own comprehension...and no one can take that away from me! Fact of the matter is, however, that this isn't easy to remember when things get tough. But if I can remind myself of this every morning, life will be a little bit easier, if only just a smidgen...
Day 8 - Today I will be your student, listening for You to show me when I've mentally and emotionally crossed over from healthy guilt to destructive shame.
Because of who I am in Him, nothing that I do can ever make Him love me less, or for that matter, more! He loves me relentlessly and that will never change. There is no need to beat myself up over something if I've already "given" it to God. I definitely struggle with this. The whole forgiving yourself thing has already been discussed but this is pretty much the same idea. Guilt is there for a purpose. I need to repent and ask forgiveness for all that I've done wrong. But then....(wait for it)....I have to let it go! I can't dwell in it and continue to hit my head against the wall. If I've given it to God, He has already forgotten it...why bring it back up?
Day 9 - Today I will savor the fact that I am Your daughter, a princess in the family of the King of kings.
This devotion also focused on getting out of the past (is Sheila Walsh hiding in my frontal lobe or what??). She referred to it in this instance as "looking at life in the rearview mirror" which can cause some major wrecks or, at the very least, a few fender-benders. I've definitely had a few of those fender-benders. I spend a lot of time looking in the rearview mirrors and I forget to look at whats right in front of me...it has not only hurt me but a few others as well. But if I truly savor in the fact that I am the daughter of the King of kings, I can move forward. Because I am His daughter, there is always joy. Why look behind me when He lies ahead? I am a princess and my destiny awaits! : )
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