How? you ask. In Christ. God put the wrong on him who never did anything wrong, so we could be put right with God. 2 Corinthians 5:21 The Message For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. 2 Corinthians 5:21 KJV Lord, where we are wrong, make us willing to change; where we are right, make us easy to live with. --Peter Marshall God, I don’t like being wrong. In fact, I so don’t like being wrong that it’s even difficult to admit when I am wrong. There’s a joke I have always remembered, God. And I’m sure that I remember this joke so easily because it applies to me: “I made my first mistake yesterday. It happened when for a moment I thought I’d made a mistake.” Why, God, is it so hard to be just who I am, flaws and all? Why is it so hard to be authentically me? I do my best to do things well. I try to acknowledge when there are things I just can’t do well. But God, I don’t want to let anyone down. I don’t want to disappoint anyone. But in truth, you God put many people on my path who have the very gifts that I do not. You God, intend for me to ask for help. You God, intend for me to have many, many partners in my daily work. So how? How do I invite people who are on my path to become my partners in ministry and to fulfill things in me that are yet incomplete? And how do I become the partner to those on my path so that I can be one among many who fulfill things in them that are yet incomplete? Lord, God, Jesus spent a great deal of time at this very activity with those whom would follow him as his disciples. How do I become more effective in this kind of a role? Do I not change when I am discovered to be wrong? Am I too arrogant and difficult to live with them I am right? God, speak to me on this issue! I feel this more than anything as a burden on my heart! I want to be a good working partner, but I can not seem to bring the whole of myself into the development of a team. What am I missing?! What is it that Jesus demonstrated in his ministry with the twelve that I an not doing? Teach me, Lord God. Teach me today. Amen.
Posted on: Sat, 24 Aug 2013 19:52:49 +0000
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