Not me, but Grace and Mercy

This one is shorter, today. I just want to share with you some things that happened that I think you might all benefit from.

I was talking to a friend yesterday about what I want to do this summer and told him that I would LOVE to be a counselor at a camp this summer and just pour into girls' lives. Then, I said, well, I know I'm not perfect, but I think they could benefit from some things that I've learned.

He stopped me and said that he was learning and trying to incorporate this into to his daily practice, and act on faith in this:

        "It's not about being perfect or having a fake sense of humility. It's not your story or your life or your past decisions that matter. It is all about letting the Spirit control your life and the decisions you make." He said, "I'm not trying to worry about having humility any more. I'm letting the Spirit work through me. It's not about not sinning as much as it is about letting God and the Holy Spirit control you."

The only thing I have to add to that is something that another friend recently described to me.
 I was struggling with the desire to live for Christ, and yet screwing up so much.
She replied and told me about Psalm 23:6:
            Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life:
                    and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.

She said her friend described goodness and mercy as a broom and a dustpan sweeping up all of her mistakes right up behind her as she kept walking.


To conclude:
       Today, girls, don't try to be perfect, but allow God and the Spirit to lead you.
       Not on your strength, but His.



Psalm 109:27
Let them know that it is your hand, that you, O LORD, have done it.