10/17/2023
I've 𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐝
I've been 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭
I've 𝐠𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐝 and 𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐝
I've been 𝐮𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠
I've been 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥
I've had 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐞 thoughts
I've 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲
I've struggled with 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
I've been blinded by 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞
I've 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 on people who needed help
I've hurt others and I've 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟
I've 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐝 over and over and over more times than anyone could keep count
But thank God I wasn't too lost or broken to be saved by His grace, which covers a multitude of sins. It's not because I am a good person, it's because I know that I am not, that I trust fully that He is a good God.
Because despite my many downfalls:
I am 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐃 (John 3:16)
I am 𝐀𝐂𝐂𝐄𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐃 (Romans 15:7)
I am 𝐑𝐄𝐃𝐄𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐃 (Psalm 111:9)
I am a 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐃 𝐎𝐅 𝐆𝐎𝐃. (John 1:12)
I can 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐎𝐔𝐓 my anxiety ( Philippians 4:6-7)
I have 𝐏𝐔𝐑𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐄 (Proverbs 16:4)
I am 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 (John 8:36)
I am 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐆𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐍 (1 John 1:9)
I am 𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐃 (Ephesians 2:8-9)
I will not be defined by my bad decisions and sinful nature. 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐇𝐄 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐈 𝐚𝐦. I walk with Jesus not because I'm perfect, but because HE is.
"𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘩 - 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴, 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘰𝘥 - 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴, 𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵." - 𝘌𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴 2:8-9
If you're a wretch like me, I ask that you share the hope that comes only from Jesus.
Shared from Theresa Keefer Leader
