Living out what I believe in my heart is such a struggle for me. I believe with all my soul, that God loves me so much, that He could not stand to be separated from me for eternity. So, He provided a perfect lamb to take all of my sin and shame and bear it on the cross in my place.
While there is still so much about that statement that I have yet to fully grasp, I know it is true and I try daily to live that out through the things I do and the word I say. Lately, I have been bombarded with issues that bring out behaviors of regression in me. I mean instead of turning directly to God in a crunch, I run for the nearest unhealthy manner of coping that I can. I don't fully comprehend where that falls exactly... With the whole Living out what I believe. I am assured that this is another way for God to refine me, those hidden issues that I have not dealt with or things I have not yet identified as issues that need to be resolved.
I guess living out what you believe is not always saying the exact perfect thing or never making a bad choice... It's the faith and knowledge that God loves us and will not let us stay unchanged, if we are willing, He will use our experiences to mould us to be in His image, we can not do it in ourselves. With that said, I will still strive to live out what I believe and honor God with my daily sacrifices however, I will not let the deceiver fool me into thinking that is defined by perfection... Again, a victory of truth over the (now powerless) lie!
Thank you Jesus for thinking of me and loving me enough to accept imperfection in my body but willingness in my heart.
