I had a great time in church today, the worship was refreshing. It made me understand more about the feeling you get when you connect with God and let Him move in you.
With that being said, I will like
to say we all have been through one form of pain or the other, in our life's and made lots of mistakes, some of which still occurs over and over again or has placed a permanent scar that reminds us of our past.
Last time, I said people need to accept others, well If you want people to accept you, you need to accept and love yourself and to do that you have to let go and let God.
To build a healthy soul, you have to learn to forgive yourself and know that you are a changed person. Since He has renewed you and forgiven you, who are you to condemn yourself.
2 Corinthinas 5:17 says " Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new
creature:old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new".
OK, that's easier said than done.When I decided to live for God, I really did not understand what that meant, I thought it was all about saying the normal "God come into my life and dwell in it", I never knew it was harder than that until when I started hearing people say, "you are now a child of God, don't lie, don't cheat, don't steal...". That's just too much to ask a little girl who wants to take a piece of meat out of the pot without telling mama. So, over and over I had to rededicate my life to Christ. Then I became a teenager and it got worse cau
se then it was " don't date, don't kiss, don't have sex...", Come on cut a girl some slack, where is the fun? so I felt it was okay to make compromises as long as I still went to church.
Have you ever asked God, How far can I go and still be in your good grace? hahahaha. Well, I asked the question and gave myself an answer. Eventually, when I grew out of my teenage years, I had to sit and ask why I was deceiving myself, Why not enjoy the whole perks of being in the world or give up the compromises and stand for God. I chose to stand for God, but the problem was it was too hard to forgive myself and my mistakes. It made my spiritual growth very slow. Then I started getting into a place of worship where I always felt the need to cry and let go, after every time of worship I felt relieved and with a clear mind, I could see all what God had done for me, how he has accepted me and still granted me with His favour and called me His daughter. I felt like a princess, just like He said I was.
If you've ever found yourself in a situation where you feel like you are beyond redemption, get into a place of worship and let go. When you do God will take over. He said
"The thoughts and plans I have for you is of good and not evil to take you to an
expected end".
You are blessed, chosen and highly favoured by God. When you let go and let God, you start loving yourself. When you love yourself, it becomes contagious and others love you.
Have a blessed week ahead.
With Love,
SoulCare4All