Well, my last post was the first of what was supposed to be a challenge to read a bible verse daily and meditate on it publicly. That was an epic fail, but there is grace, right?? Almost seven months later I am in a new season. A season of preparation, a season of being molded, a season of being taken through the fire. It is a tough season, but a great season. Today I felt like the Lord wants me to share a verse in Colossians:
"Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. But above all these things put on love which is the bond of perfection. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful." Colossians 3:12-15
This verse describes the way Jesus lived His life: selfless. He was tender with mercy, kind, humble, meek, and he patiently endured trials. He didn't just forgive you and me, He died so that we could be forgiven. But above all these things, he chose love. He chose to love the prostitute and the poor, He chose to love the annoying girl in your class, or the guy that seems to live to make your life difficult. Most of all, He chose to love you and me, with our sins, imperfections and all. Think of the person you wish you never had to spend a second with, He loved that person, He died for that person. It may be difficult to be around certain people, but we can CHOOSE to love them and we can choose to see them as Christ sees them.
This verse describes Jesus, but it also describes the characteristics of who God wants us to be. You see, even if we don't act this way God sees us with each of these characteristics. Because Jesus died for us, He sees us perfect and without flaw. He sees us with His love, His kindness, His humility, His meekness, His longsuffering. We are already this way, we just have to CHOOSE to walk out in this identity! When we become impatient, prideful, annoyed, hopeless, we are believing the lies of Satan and we choose to live in the Identity that he speaks over us. We can't let him beat us down anymore, when we all start choosing to believe our heavenly identity this world will completely shift. God has already won this war, the victory is ours, lets start walking out in our victory instead of striving for the victory that has already been given to us!
I leave you with a quote, "Any area that does not glisten with hope means you are believing a lie and it is a stronghold of the devil" -anonymous
LETS STOP BELIEVING THOSE LIES!
God bless,
Heather
