I should know better

I should be secure in your love Lord

Not need to need all these external inputs

I should know your love so keenly

I am confident of it and stand firm

I should know that your love is not external

But dwells within me via your Spirit

I should be tuned to your teachings

And your word so much that

I know that I know that I know

The full extent of your love for me

The little I know and am able to perceive

In my limited thinking and perceptions 

Humbles me totally and sometimes I am afraid

That I am just not worth it

But that is what is so unique about you Lord

That the truth is that I am not worth it

But you have loved me anyway!

I should know better!

This is why I am so grateful for your word 

Because I can renew my mind daily

I can re connect daily and be in your full truth

And know by discernment in my spirit

What is true according to you and what is not 

It is so hard to keep up, it is a constant challenge

But your love is like that, inspite of the challenges 

I can just rest , and just be, I can just relax in you

It is actually easier than it looks

I should know better

Because you are patient 

You are faithful

Powerful , practical interpretation of the fruit of the Spirit- a must read

                                

Someone sent this to me and I think it is the most empowering interpretation of Galatians 5:22 that I have come across. I just had to share it.

Go for it!

"If I succeed, I will give thanks. If I fail, I will seek His grace." - Max Lucado, from Let the Journey Begin It's a New Day: The Choice is Yours  by Max Lucado, Let the Journey Begin It's quiet. It's early. My coffee is hot. The sky is still black. The world is still asleep. The day is coming. In a few moments the day will arrive. It will roar down the track with the rising of the sun. The stillness of the dawn will be exchanged for the noise of the day. The calm of solitude will be replaced by the pounding pace of the human race. The refuge of the early morning will be invaded by decisions to be made and deadlines to be met. For the next twelve hours I will be exposed to the day's demands. It is now that I must make a choice. Because of Calvary, I'm free to choose. And so I choose. I choose love. No occasion justifies hatred; no injustice warrants bitterness. I choose love. Today I will love God and what God loves. I choose joy. I will invite my God to be the God of circumstance. I will refuse the temptation to be cynical... the tool of the lazy thinker. I will refuse to see people as anything less than human beings, created by God. I will refuse to see any problem as anything less than an opportunity to see God. I choose peace. I will live forgiven. I will forgive so that I may live. I choose patience. I will overlook the inconveniences of the world. Instead of cursing the one who takes my place, I'll invite Him to do so. Rather than complain that the wait is too long, I will thank God for a moment to pray. Instead of clinching my fist at new assignments, I will face them with joy and courage. I choose kindness. I will be kind to the poor, for they are alone. Kind to the rich, for they are afraid. And kind to the unkind, for such is how God has treated me. I choose goodness. I will go without a dollar before I take a dishonest one. I will be overlooked before I will boast. I will confess before I will accuse. I choose goodness. I choose faithfulness. Today I will keep my promises. My debtors will not regret their trust. My associates will not question my word. My wife will not question my love. And my children will never fear that their father will not come home. I choose gentleness. Nothing is won by force. I choose to be gentle. If I raise my voice, may it be only in praise. If I clench my fist, may it be only in prayer. If I make a demand, may it be only of myself. I choose self-control. I am a spiritual being. After this body is dead, my spirit will soar. I refuse to let what will rot, rule the eternal. I choose self-control. I will be drunk only by joy. I will be impassioned only by my faith. I will be influenced only by God. I will be taught only by Christ. I choose self-control. Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. To these I commit my day. If I succeed, I will give thanks. If I fail, I will seek His grace. And then, when this day is done, I will place my head on my pillow and rest. ~ When God Whispers Your Name Excerpted with permission from the Let the Journey Begin by Max Lucado, copyright Thomas Nelson 2>Let the Journey Begin by Max Lucado, copyright Thomas Nelson 2015