Good morning…
Yesterday in my journal I unloaded my frustration: “I woke around 4:00 am today and went to read the 3:00 am morning message I had written and scheduled before I climbed into bed. Clicking on the purple link to Awaken Wide-Eyed Wonder, I was roadblocked by ‘This page cannot be found.’ Ugh! I hate it when that happens. I hate mistakes, glitches, set backs. I love smooth, simple, straight-forward. What happens in me when a messy mishap occurs? Anger. Anxiety. Beating myself up. This is where the rubber of my faith meets earth’s bumpy road. Filled full of frustration, I sense God’s enemy meddling. Distracting and deafening, my overactive critic rings loudly in my inner ear, drowning out God’s gentle grace.”
What is God up to with me as I hit another imperfect snag? I am again reminded: God is God. I am not. I am just a flawed follower of Christ. Stepping into my sinful, self-defeating spiral, Jesus quietly coaxes, “Come, follow me.”
“I didn’t come to invite good people to be my followers. I came to invite sinners” (Matthew 9:13b, CEV).
“First things first. Your business is life, not death. Follow me. Pursue life” (Matthew 8:22, MSG).
“Follow Me [as My disciple, accepting Me as your Master and Teacher and walking the same path of life that I walk]” (Matthew 9:9, AMP).
Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me [following Me as My disciple], for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest (renewal, blessed quiet) for your souls (Matthew 11:29, AMP).
“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people” (Matthew 4:19, NIV).
Maybe God’s generous grace in the face of my frustrating flaws will capture you as a fellow flawed follower.
…Sue…
