Here I am again!:) So, for what Jesus has been teaching me lately, while sitting in my chair, look up. (At the picture) Sometimes I feel like this window. Cracked. Unable to withstand the pressure.
(The window actually cracked from temperature change:) I know I feel imperfect a lot, and this week Jesus has really spoken to me about this. I was telling Jesus how I'm mad that I'm not perfect, and this is what He told me: First, He wants me to go to Him for strength.
                       
                     Psalms 16:1-"Keep me safe, O God, for I have come to you for refuge."

     One of the things I tend to do is rely on my own strength. I think I can do it on my own, I want to do it by myself! I keep doing it, even though I know the results. Every time I end up failing! I need to remember that Jesus isn't trying to test the limit of my strength, He's calling to me, He wants me to turn to him and ask Him for what I need!


     Second, He never called me to be perfect. True, the Old Testament Law does make it so we have to be perfect to be forgiven, but because Jesus died for me on the cross, because He gave his precious blood for me, and I have asked Him to forgive me, He is my intercessor! If I get it wrong, He isn't wrathful, He forgives! Jesus' blood covers my imperfections. Jesus wants me to seek Him, He doesn't want me to worry about what others might think if I'm imperfect, or what will happen if I don't have everything "together". All I have to do is pray, to acknowledge Him, praise Him, rejoice that I don't have to be perfect for Him to love me! I need to fill my mind with His commands.

                     Psalms 119: 96-" Even perfection has its limits, but your commands have no limit."

       Third, Jesus is a jealous God. He doesn't want to share us. He doesn't want us to worship any other god! My idols may not look like a buddha, but they do exist. Sometimes they might be a feeling, like success, or it might be a state of mind, like accomplished, or just happy. Even if it can be good, it's not good if it's placed in front of God. I need to repent daily of how much I do this, but the first step in doing this is to learn to recognize that that is what I'm actually doing! ( Don't think I'm an expert at this guys!)                


            Thanks again for reading! Feel to comment and share what Jesus tells you while sitting in your chair!                        
                                             Until next time!
                                     -Avery