Prune
Who am I,
In this world?
Words constantly spoken,
each and every day.
Who am I...
to you today?
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Every day brings new light,
Because of the gift of God, we have insight!
Who am I,
in the morning when I wake up?
Who am I,
by night when the day is finished up?
The Lord continues to prune me.
He molds my character,
each and every day.
By the mercy and the Grace of God,
Who I am,
changes daily!
Brother's and Sisters,
whom all the Lord sees,
Changing your character only happens,
When surrender is chosen and received.
Jesus is the intercessor to allow all of this to happen,
He speaks on our behalf and,
gives us strength during the Lord's pruning as our Chaplain.
Being a Christian is not easy,
nor ever done,
each day learning,
to follow,
and be more like,
Jesus the Holy One!
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Hello Everyone! Here we are, in April. Four months into the year! How is everyone doing? For those that read this blog I pray that it brings you insight and allows you to take a moment in your busy day to ponder deeply. For those that are interested in further conversation, I have created a discord account and would love to connect and chat further! https://discord.gg/8sW6U7es
It always amazes me how fast the month goes by. I am so impressed by Preachers who have the gift to be able to provide insight on a weekly basis. I am NOT a preacher and unable to do this. That is not the gift that God has given me. What I am able to do is to think deeply on subjects. To provide insight and meaning (Through my own perspective and hearing of the Holy Spirit). This takes me a lot of time to do, hence the once a month postings.
This month the Lord pruned me in such a way that it did not feel the best. It was the type of character building that the enemy had blinded my own sight for a very long time. He blinded me to what needed to be surrendered to the Lord. It was something that I was embarrassed by how long this aspect was apart of my character. Once I realized and understood what the Holy Spirit was showing me. Through the grace of The Lord and his Gift of Jesus...I continued to surrender this aspect of myself over to Jesus.
I understand that this above statement is extremely vague and I am happy to clarify more in the discord chat. This month the Lord shared with me that everyone has their own perspective, we must honor this. The Lord has given us free will to do and to believe whatever we wish. He also shared with me to never underestimate the power of prayer and to take all that troubles us to him and he WILL make a way.
So back to the pruning...Once I realized that this aspect of myself needed to change. I repented on all the times (as much as my memory could remember) I displayed this aspect and asked the Lord for forgiveness. Then asked Jesus to guide me, and show me who in the Bible has gone through the same situation, how they navigated it and got through it.
Praise Jesus and his goodness!!!!! He began to help me understand through the scriptures how I can remove and surrender this character flaw. I do not know about you all, but for me to learn I must be shown what and how to do something. Because of The Lords GOODNESS, The word of God allows us to observe, to read, and most importantly to apply.
My hope is that The Confirmation House is a place of connection and edification. I write these blogs to share my own experiences, my testimony of walking this Christian lifestyle.
One thing that I have learned is it is not easy. It Is hard. This walk changes who you are, each and every day, from the inside out. Staying focused on the Jesus during the Lord's pruning allows us to truly make a change.
But this walk is the greatest adventure I have been on! Following Jesus is the most beautiful experience I have ever known. Jesus gave us all a new commandment "A New commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another." John 13 31:35
So I continue to allow the Lord to prune me. To cut back the aspects of myself that do not allow me to Love others as Jesus loves me. Prune my character so that I can live my life in such a way that Is full of surrender, trust to the Lord's Will and not my own.
We all have a story to share and tell. I have learned that the pruning is on going and by The Lord's goodness he continues to prune us every day. Growing us and molding our character is part of the process. My goal is to never tell anyone how to live, but to share with others how amazing it is to follow Jesus.
with warmth,
Crystal
Scriptures To Ponder On:
John 15:1-2
Luke 18: 10-14
Luke 9:23-27
John 13 31:35