Distractions and Eye Candy

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 You've been nudging at me for quite some time to get ready to go somewhere, but i just am not sure where.  But wherever it is, i'll go.  

And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness."  Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities that the power of Christ may rest upon me. --[2 Corinthians 12:9]


Even when this vessel has been battered all night i wake up to the Son in the morning, He's shining brightly through the sliding glass door!  Making it easier for me to step out onto the turbulent water of my day.  Take hold of me, Lord, and keep me safe.  i know Your grace is all i need.  Let my tongue be filled with singing and my mouth with laughter when i am filled with the joy of Your grace.  You have done great things for me.  i've weeped long enough.  Now it's time to disregard distractions and eye candy and keep my eye of You.

My life ambition now is that eternal glory in heaven.  Whatever lessons You have in store for me now, i am ready to learn, always ready to learn like a kid in junior high on the first day of school in September with my new clothes laid out and the smell of new shoes in the air.  Septembers would always be my new years.  After a few months the shoes didn't smell like new anymore and the new clothes became discolored and sweat-stained in the armpits.

My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials., knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.  But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. -[James 1: 2-4]

There are plenty of times lately when i know i've done wrong and have felt compelled to repent.  Your grace is all i need during times like these.  You know my heart.  You know i feel guilty and uncomfortable, that something just doesn't feel right, that i've allowed the devil and his demons take hold of me, especially in the middle of the night. I know You hear me sighing when i think about the bad decisions i've made through the years.  Your grace is all i need, in Jesus's name.  Amen

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