ONCE UPON A TIME
JESUS said to me
I FORGIVE YOU.
ONCE UPON A TIME
I RECEIVED HIM.
But then life comes in
and then you realize that just because you are
FORGIVEN
doesn't mean that others see you that way.
I have learned this lesson way too many times,
and GOD has been knocking on my heart to really understand
what happened that moment
I looked up and asked JESUS to come into my heart.
JESUS covered me.
JESUS covered my past sins.
JESUS covers my present sins.
JESUS covers my future sins.
My sins. Your sins.
Sin~
Falling short of the glory of GOD
Sin~
Being our imperfect selves
Sin~
In need of a perfect covering to restore what was lost.
So why do I still live as GUITLY
when I can't perform perfectly for everyone around me.
Am I still striving to be perfect in me instead of really grasping
what happened
ONCE UPON A TIME ago
when I confessed my need for a SAVIOR
and HE RECEIVED me
and forever covered me.
Have I confused CHRISTIANITY
for perfect performance based living.
Oh yes.
I can't, but HE can.
"I can do all things THROUGH CHRIST who strengthens me" (Philippians 4:13).
I wear JESUS who covers my imperfections.
Once again GOD has gently reminded me that I have to step out of the way
and RECEIVE HIS SON as HE PERFECTLY covers all of
my imperfections
that I see and that other's see.
But then again
why would I
why would you
need JESUS if you or I were perfect.
THANK YOU GOD for reminding me once again
that when I said YES TO JESUS
ONCE UPON A TIME ago
and when you said YES TO JESUS
ONCE UPON A TIME ago
or maybe you have never
ONCE UPON A TIME ago
said YES TO JESUS.
But our YES TO JESUS
COVERS us
with JESUS HIMSELF
that is not of ourselves.
Therefore,
I am getting out of the way, once again
and letting GOD be GOD
&
letting JESUS be JESUS
For
"YOU GOT THIS" (listen to the song below)