it had to be him

I sat down the other morning to read my bible for a minute and was led to Psalm 25. I read through it like a prayer, and I felt like I had a direct line to Jesus. I began talking to Him about all of my failures… and then I grabbed a pen to begin writing down all of the thoughts that flooded my mind. I don’t regularly have these kinds of thoughts, so I knew they were coming from God.

You are not a failure. The truth is that you are being transformed. I have plans for you. I am trying to teach you and grow you.

Your transformation does not come from performing or doing. It comes from letting My Spirit work within you.

So do not mourn over your present state. There will always be sin, there will always be room to grow and failures to learn from. There will always be impossibilities to face. Just keep your eyes on Me and let Me transform you.

Confess your sin and let it go. Let it go! I want to change you and heal you– stop trying to fix and change yourself. You cannot! It just creates more worry and frustration.

Will you trust Me to work in you and make you more like Me? Will you trust Me to work out the details of your life? Will you trust Me to bring healing where you so desperately need it?

Are you not broken?  Sinful?  Weak?  Stop trying to perform and fix. Confess to Me that you are powerless and that you need Me to work in you. I am the One who will transform your situation – your heart – your relationships.

This negative cycle of despair that you are in comes from your attempt to change yourself and your life… but your inability to make any progress.

Hope and peace come when you let Me work. Watch Me work. Rejoice in My work. Give praise to Me for My work.

I love you.