Chatting with Jesus
Friday, July 1, 2022
Lord, after carelessly throwing ugly words at the two rude delivery guys, and my family regained their composure, I repented of my foolish, carnal actions. Why couldn’t I have trusted You would work all things out, Lord? You did anyway despite my no-show faith. With the assistance of the most apologetic store manager and an employee, they came over and moved the Big GreenEgg to the patio.
Nonetheless, for me, the ‘I will’ lessons from Psalm 101 still needed to be learned. My Romans 8:1 faith, that I was “not condemned for my sinful actions” remained intact. But how did my Romans 8:28 faith, that “You work all things for my good,” go AWOL? Clearly, You showed me how every Christ-follower, from a new believer to a seasoned saint, can’t get too comfortable thinking they cannot fail. We can. We do. We all need Your grace every day to survive in this broken world.
You led me to Psalm 39 for a refresher course. The psalmist wrote from embarrassing personal experiences, “I said to myself, ‘I will watch what I do and not sin in what I say,’” (verse 1). Seems like You were telling the psalmist to calm down, don’t get in such a hissy. It’s only temporary. “Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be,” the psalmist wrote. “Remind me my days are numbered — how fleeting life is,” (verse 4).
Seems like You are telling me the same. Calm down, don’t get in a hissy. This Egg thing was temporary, and You remain Lord over Romans 8:28.
Amen!
THANKFUL 
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