It's Time....

It's time....

Time to go back to the basics

Time to trust in who I say I trust in

Time to cross the line all over again

Time to go all in

Time to surrender

Time to lay it all down at the feet of Jesus

For some time now, I have been taking advantage of God's mercy. Knowing that He will always love me no matter what, makes it a bit easier to mess up. I've kept this truth of God's mercy in my back pocket and have not made the best decisions at times. Interestingly enough, I stumbled upon this thought, or perhaps God gave me this thought, before service this morning. Today, the pastor was talking about how sometimes we abuse the freedom that God has given us. (Shout out to God: Thanks for the affirmation on this - got it.). And this is exactly where I find myself: guilty of abusing the freedom that Jesus gave us. Just like Paul writes to the Galatians, "For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don't use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature."

I am thankful that God extends new mercies to us every day and I am thankful that He has not and will not give up on me.

He's let me take my freedom and use it how I choose because that is who He is. Now I choose life, the life God has promised me.

"Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live! You can make this choice by loving the Lord your God, obeying Him, and committing yourself firmly to him. This is the key to your life..." Deuteronomy 30: 19-20