DIY project gone completely WRONG!!!!

Good Tuesday morning to you all!!! Thank God for another one and be blessed :) Today I'd like for you to allow me to ramble a "bit" about something that has been on my heart lately.This has definitely , at one time or another, been a huge deal in my own life and figure I'm not alone in this:) So I started this DIY project some time ago and forgot to complete one very crucial step, I didn't really mean to but I just got so caught up in it that I didn't think I'd need to follow every step, besides my way was much faster and would probably yield the same results.......So yeah I got this right????? WRONG. Let him lead guys.....




We as a whole, as a body, as a church have lived with our hurt so long that it becomes a part of who we are, even though we want "out" even when we've had enough and realize what we're doing is not God's will for us. All we can think about is the need to almost ..protect the hurt or the sin that we are in ... sometimes it's the only consistent thing in our lives..... so our blinders are on and we don't yet realize it. We've all been in a place of regret or in need of forgiveness at least a time or two in our lives and eventually reach the point of letting go but the cloud of condemnation still looms over our heads.... before to long we don't even realize we're held captive by a hurt or our own sin by our own choice... because we said we forgave that person orrrr we've said God forgive me (and he HAS!!! ) then we start thinking about all these things we can do to be free (we already are).... So it becomes our very own DIY project, that's ( Do It Yourself). So we try to sand off the edges slap a new coat of paint on and smile right?? But that feeling of hurt comes back with a vengeance- because we have been protecting it and haven't forgiven ourselves or that person ..... what would we do if the hurt wasn't there anymore... if  it went away... would we have anything to keep us company?? Sounds weird huh but all to often if we don't have "drama" in our lives we are just bored..... harsh I know.... preaching to myself :). Then we start feeling a bit like a broken record.. So we might try a bit more but like the Americans we are we get impatient and want that "fast food, dollar menu" fix..... Thinking " why can't "I" shake this....... Why is it that "I" can do all these amazing things for people helping to lead them to the cross or just helping them in general but every hour I'm having to remind myself that God loves me just the way I am...... That I'm the apple of his eye , that I'm made in his likeness and made for a purpose..... that there is therefore now no condemnation to those that are in Christ Jesus........... AND I can do all things through CHRIST who strengthens me.... Not through Teresa, through him!!!! Oh yeahhhh now I get it......  Ok now we're in his grace and feel miles better...... But then ...... That feeling creeps up again saying...... " hey you're not good enough....... Why are you even trying........ Come on just give up, you know you've wronged God to many times..... He'll never love you he created you to fail....... All these things creep up daily, or monthly if things are going ok......This time you turn your ear to that voice a bit more..... Without knowing it you're slipping back in ...... You can't see Gods grace and love for you through all fogginess of doubt and regret..... The fact of the matter is God knew us before we entered this world, he ALSO knew we would mess it up with all our DIY projects:) He loves us and wants us to "take his hand" and FOLLOW him. I like to think of it this way. I'm a pretty good navigator ..... I really am :) so you and I we're setting out on a long journey, one that I've walked before.  You have no clue where we are heading but you "say" that you trust me right?? RIGHT:) So you're going to follow me..... every step I take, you're on my heals. Every turn I take, you turn too..... Until we reach our destination. Why????? Because before we ever left you decided that you trusted me, and that by following me you'd get to your destination..... there may have been some bumps in the road or some long detours that got on our nerves a bit... But one thing is for sure..... If I turned, you didn't question me you turned with me..... If we as a church could grasp that concept and apply it to our walk with God saying ,God I lay down the map I've drawn up for my life and I will FOLLOW you lord, we would start to see this amazing world we live in through the eyes of the one who created it!!! The freedom we have in Christ is soooooo much more powerful than the chains that bind us ...... once we realize that those chains are truly gone we can trade those chains for the eyes and the heart of Christ.... Don't skip the first step in the DIY project that is your life.......

STEP 1: NEVER TRY THIS ALONE!!!!!!!!!!!! JUST FOLLOW YOUR CREATOR