Good Morning Girls, it's rainy, cold, and yucky here!
S - Luke 11: 39-40 But the Lord said to him, Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and platter, but inside of you, you are full of robbery and wickedness. You foolish ones, did not He who made the outside make the inside also?
11:42 But woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithe of mint and rue and every kind of garden herb, and yet disregard justice and the love of God; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others.
O - How many times have I worked so hard to make the outside look perfect-how I dress, hair, what my kids look like, my actions of going to church and serving in positions and doing and being and I'm not as bad as them because I do this but yet I will walk out of my house without cracking open God's Word and talking with him and confessing my sins. I am a Pharisee much more than I'd like to admit.
A - I have to admit and confess every day that God's grace is the only thing keeping me from falling apart. If not for him my life would be a total mess. My focus is shifting more to my inside instead of the outside. Some small steps I've taken is I don't get all crazy when someone comes over and the house is a mess. It's always a mess and I'm OK with that right now. I don't stress about how my kids look when we go to church because I want them to know church is about their heart not their appearance. When I think I have to do such and such so someone will approve of me I try to stop and ask is God's approval of my heart and appearance and activities more important? I don't want to neglect my inside like the Pharisees did and I don't want our whole appearances to be the driving force of our life.
Karlyn that is so good! Those "small steps" are awesome!
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