“So then, since we have a great High Priest who has entered heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we believe. This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin. So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.” Hebrews 4:14-16I wanted to have some quiet time with My Father in Heaven, I wanted to talk to God in prayer and to read Scripture, but I felt somewhat ashamed. I thought to myself, Here I am again, Lord, with the same old problem. Aren’t you tired of me, Lord? I’m tired of me, so surely you must be, too. I’m tired of dealing with the same old problem over and over again.
Then God whispered to me, Talk to Me. Just pray and see what I can do. So I did. In the quietness of the morning, God reminded me of His thoughts toward me, not my own thoughts. God never gets tired of us, and His compassion's are new every morning. As the verses in Hebrews 4 remind us, God understands. What comfort.
Better yet, as we look at the verse above we’re invited to “come boldly to the throne of our gracious God.” Sometimes when I feel ashamed of myself, I am tempted to run from God rather than come humbly to His feet. I’m tempted to believe the lie that God is tired of me or has much more important issues to deal with. However, if I believe and act on these lies, I am missing out on the truth of whom God is and the reality of the kind of relationship He wants to have.
If I mistakenly believe that God is just tired of dealing with me, then I go away with just more of the same - more discouragement, more anxiety, more fretting. Worse yet, I’ll be missing out on what He is ready to give. I’ll miss out on His love, His grace, and His power.
Whatever problem we face, God’s very own power, the same power that raised Christ from the dead, is available to us. Our God is intimately acquainted with us, gracious and patient. He is ready to give all His resources to us, His children. Isn’t that amazing?
Let’s press on in truth and faith and “take the mercy, accept the help” (Hebrews 4:16). Then we’ll see what God can do with a heart that trusts Him.
hugs...love... & blessings
.::Tam::.
Its Homecoming Week here............. and its been a fun start! Tonight was the Homecoming Bonfire. The band played....... the Cheerleaders lead a fun PepRally...... there was a great bonfire dinner of hotdogs and brats... and then the fire was set! The kids had a great time cheering and singing.
Tyler & Patrick break through............... Go Boys!
Pretty cool... huh?!
Just wanted to take up a post and show off my Bible cover I made myself! I think it came out pretty good! :)
Start by making one solid green cloth for the leaves.
Lookin' good #11... 
This was the first Varsity Football game of the season. We were doing good..but lost 21-27 right at the end. Good Game boys!!!! We'll get'em next time!
