I Think God is trying to tell me something,
as the following words of Oswald Chambers ( "My Utmost for His Highest" )
that I read yesterday
so pierced my soul with truth
that I had to re-read them a couple of times~
"If I put my trust in human beings first,
the end result will be my despair and hopelessness toward everyone. I will become bitter because
I have insisted that people be what no person can ever be— absolutely perfect and right.
Never trust anything in yourself or in anyone else, except the grace of God."
Now
I Know that God is trying to tell me something
because as I am preparing to lead a bible study today
and reviewing the chapter,
the same words
that were first published in 1927
show up again in a book published in 2005.
Hmm..
Coincidence
I don't think so.
God, Yes!
So I will repeat the words again~
"If I put my trust in human beings first,
the end result will be my despair and hopelessness toward everyone. I will become bitter because
I have insisted that people be what no person can ever be— absolutely perfect and right.
Never trust anything in yourself or in anyone else, except the grace of God."
Thank you God for the gentle reminder
of the expectations I place on others
&
the expectations I place on myself
to be someone that it is impossible to be
because
"Not a single person on earth is always good and never sins." Ecclesiastes 7:20
Thank you God
for getting my attention again
and pointing me back
to the
Perfect One
who
covers me
and
covers you
with
His Perfection~
"When God our Savior revealed His kindness and love,
He saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of His mercy.
He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit.
He generously poured out the Spirit upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior.
Because of His grace He made us right in His sight
and gave us confidence that we will inherit eternal life."
In God I Will Trust!