Happy and blessed Monday!
Sometimes, I find myself in a mood. I’m not sure how to describe it, it isn’t really sadness but maybe it is. I am not depressed but maybe I am. I feel unworthy and raw. I don’t know what causes it, nothing in particular has happened. I am very blessed with a wonderful family and friends whom I love and I believe that love is returned, so why? Am I the only one that goes through these bits of life and think somehow if I had done more, things would be different?
We sang a song in church yesterday that gets to me every time I hear it and every time I hear it, I am reminded of “Who YOU Say I Am”. And as I sit there crying, I feel cleansed. I feel redeemed. Despite the mistakes I have made in my life, “I am chosen, not forsaken. I am who You say I am”.
I can never “earn” forgiveness, but I can accept the gift of forgiveness from a loving Father. I can’t “earn” my salvation, but I can accept the gift of salvation from that same loving Father.
If you have ever felt forsaken and alone, remember YOU are who He says you are! You’re a child of God, yes you are!
Pray Unceasingly!!
Lois
(Just a few stanzas from Who You Say I Am)
Who am I that the highest King would welcome me?
I was lost, but He brought me in
Oh His love for me
Oh His love for me
Who the Son sets free
Oh, is free indeed
I’m a child of God, yes, I am
Free at last, He has ransomed me
His grace runs deep
While I was a slave to sin, Jesus died for me
Yes, He died for me
Who the Son sets free
Oh is free indeed
I’m a child of God, yes, I am
In my Father’s house
There’s a place for me
I’m a child of God, yes, I am
I am chosen, not forsaken
I am who You say I am
You are for me, not against me
I am who You say I am