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I will exalt you my God, the King, I will praise your name forever and ever. Every day I will praise you and exalt your name forever and ever. Psalm 145:1-2

Friday, October 8, 2010

"Stuck In A Dark Place With No Way Out?"

Over and over Yahweh has proven that he is about forgiveness and giving his children endless opportunities to correct and improve our lives. At any time we can turn our hearts to him and seek his face if we understand his forgiveness is never without some crucial conditions.
David prayed these words with absolute confidence - "DON'T THROW ME OUT WITH THE TRASH OR FAIL TO BREATHE HOLINESS IN ME. BRING ME BACK FROM GRAY EXILE, PUT A FRESH WIND IN MY SAILS." PSALM 51:10-12 MSG
Jesus is the only one of God's children who never had a need to pray David's prayer, but he always knew his Father's heart. In his first public teaching in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus gave some very specific instructions about prayer and changing our heart to seek the Father.
I fear most of us think such change is hard, and it very often is. However, it can begin in an instant with a commitment to change my mind about whatever is causing the unrest in my spirit. That's called repentance, a change of mind that results in a change of actions. The hard part is holding on to that commitment on Monday and beyond.
We're never stuck in a dark place with no way out! Our Father is always a forgiving parent whose love/grace is stronger than any of our mistakes. Jesus proves that doesn't he?! God is always waiting for us to come home from the pigpen so he can throw us a party with the fattened calf. He will always put a "fresh wind in my sails." HALLELUJAH!

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