Lately, I have had a perfect track record,
that everything I say
is causing conflict.
And this is making me doubt my
FAITH,
because
when I speak HIS TRUTH
it gets turned around,
to pierce my heart
in such a hurtful way
that is used against me.
But then I think of
JESUS,
who was born
an innocent
BABY
and then
died a GUILTY MAN'S DEATH,
with every nail that was driven into HIS BODY.
And I am in no way comparing myself to
JESUS,
because I could never do what HE did.
What I do feel though,
is like I am a little ant in a giant's world.
Oh it hurts when other's use
GOD'S WORD
against you.
Oh it makes your FAITH waver,
questioning at times
if it is all worth it.
But then you remember that it isn't about you at all,
as I hear the words,
"get over yourself".
From the moment you give your life to
CHRIST,
it isn't about you anymore,
because it is all about HIM.
You FOLLOW HIM.
And you do what HE asks,
because you know HE is the ONLY WAY.
So maybe it really is about me,
because if I never gave my LIFE to
JESUS
then I wouldn't have REAL LIFE.
I would not be LIVING IN THE PROMISE OF CHRISTMAS.
"For GOD so LOVED the world that HE gave HIS ONE & ONLY SON,
that whoever believes in HIM shall not perish but have eternal life"
(John 3:16).
Maybe I forgot about who I really am.
JESUS knew HE was the SAVIOR,
yet HE allowed HIMSELF to be dressed as a BABY.
HE LIVED as a BABY,
who grew up to LIVE as a MAN,
who LIVED to cry out on a CROSS,
when HE said those SAVING words,
"IT IS FINISHED".
JESUS did it ALL,
so that HE could be
my ALL
and your ALL.
And once HE becomes your ALL,
THE JOY OF THE LORD is yours in every second,
whether you are having a great day or having a not-so-great day.
So my little pity party got interrupted,
by one knock at the door of my HEART,
and the whispering words of my SAVIOR,
"I AM HERE".
JESUS IS HERE.
Because JESUS IS IMMANUEL.
“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name IMMANUEL” (which means, GOD with us)"
And there HE WAS
on that SILENT NIGHT
lying in a manger,
because GOD ALWAYS KEEPS HIS PROMISES.
GOD IS WITH US!
A pity party forgets to INVITE JESUS.
And oh how I forget in those moments,
when conflict ARISES
and my FAITH is questioned.
So is my FAITH being questioned,
or am I questioning my FAITH.
A wavering FAITH forgets GOD'S PROMISES.
What PROMISE do you NEED to BELIEVE?
So on this quiet morning,
GOD has restored my WAVERING FAITH,
because of my
WAVERING TRUST.
I see
THE BABY
in the manger
who is in my HEART,
For my FAITH has not left me,
for THE BABY was born
so that HE could be BORN into every HEART,
to soothe the tears,
to heal the pain,
to whisper
I WILL LOVE YOU FOREVER.
I hear the voice of
CHRISTMAS
from
JESUS who was swaddled in RAGS.
I see HIS little eyes
looking at me,
that say to me,
"Do not cry,
for I am here".
FAITH RESTORED.
TRUST RESTORED.
Because
JESUS IS JESUS ALWAYS
in good times and in not-so-good times.
Therefore,
when turbulent times
may shake your world,
it only takes a second
to remember
GOD'S PROMISES
because
GOD IS GOD.
And GOD did what GOD ALWAYS does,
as HE came to me with a PROMISE
because
JESUS IS THE PROMISE
And it is
IN HIM
where my PEACE lies.
"YOU will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in YOU" (Isaiah 26:3).
Therefore,
LOOK UP & LISTEN,
even if you can't hear
HIM,
because
GOD IS WITH US
because
of
CHRISTMAS.
HE is
"SOMEWHERE IN YOUR SILENT NIGHT"
(listen to the song below)
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