Friday, June 24, 2011
Wrote this in my journal during retreat. Perhaps it is no coincidence at all that I've had the best conversations of my life with multiple people in the past 3 weeks, including the parentals, older sibling, best bud, and a pretty stupendous sister in Christ.
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I pray more than anything this weekend that God would transform my heart and my mind. That He would take this selfish, self-centered, self-loving heart and replace it with one that desires to sincerely love others with pure motives. I pray He would show me what it means to 'attain to the unity of faith' and that He would make me increase and abound in love for others, that He would teach me to to love others, and free me from my sinful desire to be loved and the temptation to put on a mask of someone I'm not.
Psalm 62:5-8
Find rest O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him. He alone is my Rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken. My salvation and honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge. Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge
"Our salvation and honor depend on what Christ has done for us, not what we can do for You. continue to free me from the fear of not doing enough to please you and the arrogance of thinking I could ever do enough to earn your favor.
Jesus, I want greater freedom from living for people's approval. I want to be able to respond to trying situations with grace and wisdom rather than irritation and fear. i want freedom to value and love the way you value, see, and love them. I want to be bolder in sharing the gospel. Make me freer, Jesus, for your glory." - Scotty Smith
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