As I search deeper into who I am in Christ, I find myself in front of a cracked, aged mirror whose reflection does not show beauty preserved, but of fake, lust-ridden smiles and ragged hair. How did it become like this? When did the blissfully unaware state become the primary stage? How decrepit. How pitiful. How wretched and assuming. The face of complacency. The look of getting by on one's own strength. No more. Take the hammer and smash the reflection. Take it now, rip it off the earth's face and obliterate it. No more, I say, no more.
"Create in me a clean heart, O God,
And renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Do not cast me away from Your presence,
And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,
And uphold me by Your generous Spirit." Psalm 51:10-12
Let's do this together, hand in hand. We will walk faithfully into the brilliant light of His glory. Keeping our eyes on His unmerited favor and ridiculously undeserving faithfulness. Why? Because He loves us so. Together we've sung it. We blasted our hearts out praising Him for this Love so undefinable and expansive yet push comes to shove and we forget. We let Him down. Yes, plural, we. This is community, it is what we stand and strive for. To be in one accord is unity in the most Spirit-lead sense.
Gone, gone, gone.
Commanding complacency gone. Declaring a comfortableness diminished. Arguing against pride, lack of self-control and perversity. Stand in the gap, plead for our forgiveness and humbly walk forward into His righteous truth into Love so willing to give. This is perfect Love, free of envy and selfishness. True Love. Ignore as long as you want, but it does not mean that It has left you. No, its only been marinating, getting ready, gearing up and excited to embrace you once more. Full force into Love I'm running.
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