So I haven't blogged in a while, what else is new?
Well, I'm learning lots... unfortunately one generally has to be humbled before getting the message, which is not too much fun... :(
Is is worth it? Yes. Is it painful? Yes. Do I wish things had happened differently? No. :) I'm learning that my mistakes, no matter how serious, have a hand in my sanctification. I love 2 Corinthians 4 where Paul mentions that we have the glory of God in "earthen vessels to show that the surpassing power belongs to Him and not to us". When I mess up, and I do often, it gives glory to God because it shows how incapable I am on my own. Does that make me feel better about having messed up in the first place? No, but this reminds me not to lose hope; in verse 8 Paul reminds us that though it's hard, it's not the end of the line. "We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed." Why? Look at verse 16, "Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal."
Hm... I'm chewing on my own thoughts now... I suppose that's a good way to go to bed.
~Samia
