This week in the study we were challenged to reflect on our Live-It journal and identify choices that would be pleasing to God.
Ten boxes to fill — no problem. I raced through the list. I was pretty confident that God was really proud of me this week because I had tried Greek yogurt, walked three laps around Cherry Park and kept up with my daily Bible study. It was a very good week for me!
Then the lesson asked me to identify ten choices that I had made this past week that wouldn't be pleasing to God. Ten boxes to fill — BIG problem. My pencil was poised over the first box for several minutes while thought about the past week. It wasn't easy to admit that I had indulged in ginger snaps all weekend, and was it a really big deal that when I fell asleep during my prayer time Thursday, and for that matter was it necessary to call it to God's attention that I ate three pieces of pizza and no vegetables on Saturday?
After looking at my list, it was embarrassing. I wasn't impressed and I'm pretty sure that God wasn't blown away by my less-than stellar effort.
Thankfully I was reminded that God's grace covers me completely, even when I'm skipping the salad and going right for the ice cream.
Reading the story of prodigal son, the father never stopped loving the son while he was on the crazy train, and he quickly embraced him when he stopped being stupid and came home.
God's love for me is not contingent on what I do — or don't do.
God's love for me is not contingent on what I do — or don't do.
It's inspiring to know that He cannot love me more and will not love me less, which gives me all the more reason to keep trying to fill up the boxes with choices that will please Him.
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