Impostor Alert!
1 John 1:9 (KJV) – “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us
our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
Happy Birthday to Me; to my son Steven and friends
Byron and Ivan
Usually
on birthdays we express how grateful we are to have yet another year of life;
and that is true. We talk about how we
are blessed to have the important things in life, such as health, a roof over
our heads and abilities to see and hear etc.; and that is also true. Today however, as I celebrate my 57th
year on this global spinning ball, I want to express my birthday sentiments by
giving God praise and asking forgiveness when I have not honored him by
appreciating the life and mission he has given to me when I step outside of my
purpose and try to take on his role.
Earlier
this week I lost another good friend and college classmate to death’s long
sleep and while I know she is rested in the Lord, it makes me reflect on the frailty
of life and the beauty of what we are given while we yet draw breath. Each of us has an appointed mission and God’s
gifts, talents and our acquired skills are all a part of the formulae for us to
use in completing the work that we have been assigned. Our journeys may be different and the ease or
difficulty may range from rosy to stifling, but nevertheless God is in control
and his grace is sufficient for our purposes.
When
we take on God’s job and many of us do on a daily basis, God is a gentleman and
he will take his hands off and step aside.
He will not fight you to take care of you. He will not argue or be belligerent. When we step outside of our anointing and
cozy up to things that are not a part of our concern we derail and possibly endanger
ourselves, our progress and our success.
As we know in physics and geometry, a simple change in an angle at the
beginning can lead to a wide variation or distortion at the end. I have learned to not take the reins out of
God’s hands for the devil will take those very lead lines and try to wrap them
around our own necks until we will feel choked and subdued.
Thank
you God for loving me so much that you not only sent your son to redeem me and solidity
my salvation; but you allow me to surrender my life to you and you take such
awesome care of me. I confess my sin of trying to be in control and I am grateful
that as today’s scripture says – you are faithful in forgiving and
cleansing. Thank you for another year of
life and I surrender my life totally to you. I will not be an impostor. Use me Lord; use me for your glory.
Every day is a good day; it is up to us to make
it a GREAT day! Be blessed. Dr. JoAnn
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