"Nevertheless, in Your great compassionI have to admit, this is the characteristic of God that I still struggle most with, in many ways. Overall, I don't have a problem with God being merciful on others. I can accept stories of how He has taken the worst of the worst and turned them in to fervent followers of Him.
You did not make an end of them or forsake them,
For You are a gracious and compassionate God.
However, I still struggle a lot with this when it comes to me. I don't feel I deserve God's compassion. I don't think that I have any business claiming His grace. Perhaps that's one reason I keep sinning in some areas, because I refuse to believe that He did/does/will forgive me. I feel I shouldn't have his mercy, and therefore there's no point in changing my ways. But if I could just bring myself to accept Him, in all parts of His identity, how would that change me?
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