Be Pleased With Me

Good morning family. December is moving like a speed racer but I'm not complaining. I'm looking forward to every moment of it. During a Sunday School lesson I asked my grandchildren to be mindful of their behavior and if they ever wondered whether or not what they were doing was wrong, to stop and ask "if God would be pleased with me?". That's a question that stays on my mind all day, in all my work and interactions. So many times our "strengths" or "hard headedness" doesn't allow us to see or acknowledge our wrong doings. We feel justified/vindicated. Then later, sometimes much later, conviction and shame take over. Maybe this hasn't happened to you but it's happened to me several times. The good news, God forgives and allows us to get back up. He sends us a way out, a way through the mess we created. If/when we understand what He's teaching us and where He's taking us, what was weak becomes strong, we rise above. Maybe this isn't you, but it certainly has been me. What I thought were my "shining moments" were probably my most shameful because I was satisfying "flesh". Those occasions and situations I thought needed celebrating were the ones I should have been embarrassed to share. But when you get His word in your spirit, the forgiveness and the freedom received is overwhelming. It makes you want to "whoop", it gives you "fresh sight". Father God, this morning I pray for those of us who have been brainwashed, those of us who try so hard to keep up appearances, for those who put more faith in money and things than we do in You Father God, I pray for those who have created bad habits and are passing those same bad habits on to their children, I pray for those who don't know or don't understand their history, I pray for those who don't support their culture and I pray that we all begin to see the beauty in who we are. Lord we need You more than ever. Please watch over all and send Your healing. In Jesus Name I pray, AMEN. TeamBePleasedWithMe. Bblessedloveyou.