What a friend we have in Jesus
All our sins and griefs to bear
What a privilege to carry
Every thing to God in prayer
My heart rejoiced in this song today. Truly it set me free without my realising it. There were some people close to me whom I felt had wronged me. People I’d considered friends who would not utter an unkind word against me. I was wrong. Human nature being what it is and these individuals being the unsaved people they are, I tried to understand it but I just couldn’t let it go. Mind you, I said I had forgiven them but in my heart I really hadn’t and it showed every time they even came close to me. I’d feel that coldness settling in and speak only when necessary or when spoken to and even then very briefly.
Unforgiveness was depressing my days and I was not even aware of it. So in my self imposed exile today I began to sing this song, I can’t say why: it was not playing on the radio and I hadn’t even heard it at the funeral yesterday but there it was in my spirit. I sang the words over and over, letting them soothe my soul and nourish my spirit. No truer friend can we have than Jesus. Instead of causing us pains He carries them for us.
That’s how I felt today. Free. And I think I smiled my first genuine smile for 2006 when I realised that once again God has done it for me. He touched when and where I needed it most. He took away the hurt so that there’s only love, His love that they need to see and I need to show.
1 comment:
WOW, you have some good posts. Hello my name is Samuel and i just wanted to let you know that you are doing a good job. Keep up the good work, because i know you are touching someone.There is a need for more people like you, especialy women like you here on the web! Instead of trying to flaunt there bodies. I pray that you stay grounded in His Word because His word is a keeper, His Word is our contact with Him, we are convicted by the Word, we are recreated by the Word, renewed by His Word, indwelt by His Word, built up with the Word, healed by the Word. I could go on and on but i wont because i know you know. We are in a war, and the war is in our minds. But we have the victory through Christ Jesus Our Lord!!! God Bless, your brother in Christ.
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