Thank You, Lord Jesus

Sometimes I have a hard time comprehending all that Jesus did for me.  Have we become this complacent to Him?  Maybe it's just me.  I need some shock therapy of sorts...maybe even a kick in the pants to get me going again.

He is everything and I am nothing without Him.  Of course, that means that I am everything with Him, right?  I am everything He is.  I don't always allow myself to become like Him.  What does that mean, anyway?  How can I become like Jesus when I am as imperfect as I am? 

I raised children, but there were many times I made mistakes with them, some of which are hard for my children to understand or forgive.  I am a new wife and just learning again what it means to put others before myself.  I pray before work, but judging by all the errors that have been made this past week, it's like I left Him standing outside the door while I went in without Him.

How do I change this around?  I read all the time...good, Christian living books that should be helping me, but it seems as if there's something blocking the wisdom from getting to me.  Is there unrepented sin in my life?  Is there something I should be doing that I'm not?  Please!  I really want to know!

Until then, I continue to thank Jesus for dying for me, for taking on my sinful nature, for forgiving me, for giving me life.  I will continue to read the Word, pray, and do my best to apply the things I've learned to my life.

Maybe that's the answer.  Maybe I should just let go of all the issues I have and all the worries that haunt me and give them all to God.  He has always been able to turn things around for me and there's no limit to how many problems He can handle.

So tonight I pray for my children and their families, for my husband, for my friends, and for my work.  I leave them all at the feet of Jesus and He will lift them up at the appointed time.  I need to get out of His way to enable Him to do what needs to be done.

I pray for you, too, dear reader.  I appreciate all of you for taking this journey with me and giving me helpful advice and wise counsel when I need it.

I rest until another day.