Heard a sermon on Sunday about insecurity and transferring the head knowledge, that God loves us with a love that overcomes fears and insecurities, into spiritual heart knowledge.
This is a lesson I contently have to learn and relearn. I am so thankful God doesn’t get frustrated with me when I don’t get it. It is a huge struggle for me, my head knows that it is true but transforming that into complete security and contentment in Him alone…wow I’m not there yet. I know that God is working on me, just wish life’s lessons weren’t so difficult to learn, that my impatience would just patiently wait a while and that I could just receive the blessings without having to go through the hardship.
The song “In Christ Alone” came to my heart, during the service, as a song of remembrance and reasurrance that it is in Christ alone that our hope is found. I love the words of the final verse.
No guilt in life, no fear in death,
This is the power of Christ in me;
From life's first cry to final breath.
Jesus commands my destiny.
No power of hell, no scheme of man,
Can ever pluck me from His hand;
Till He returns or calls me home,
Here in the power of Christ I'll stand.
So trying to take each day, one at a time, standing in the power of Jesus - maybe that is the lesson. Perhaps that is what Paul is speaking about in Philippians when he says “I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.” It’s about not just saying the words from the Bible but to actually believe them. This is certainly a work in process. I know I’m not the only one that finds this hard…so I am just putting it out there. It is always nice to know you are not alone in your struggles.
