Accepting Yourself

Friday Matters- January 24, 2020
Everyday Honest Acceptance of Self

When I honestly accepted who God said I was, loved, redeemed and not a mistake, I felt I could stop pretending and performing. I need Him desperately.  It is not the “they” who are poor, sinful and lost. It’s awareness that we ourselves are the primary target. 

Unless we acknowledge that we are the sinners, the sick ones and the lost sheep for whom Jesus came, we do not belong to the “blessed” who know that they are poor and inherit the Kingdom.  Do you ever try and appear righteous before God and others with your performance.  I have and it’s exhausting.  It’s a dangerous zone when get our assurance from wealth or our status. Oh my goodness…”they” is me, wretched, pitiably poor and so often blind.  When I begin to think, “I’m doing really well here,” Isaiah 64 keeps me on track, “We’re all unclean and all our righteous acts are like filthy garbage. It’s what Jesus did on the cross that cleans us up and sets us free…everyday.