Our God is a Redeeming God
Last week I spent much of my time preparing for a speaking trip to Washington in early October. I will be using a different outline than in the past to share how God showed me my anger problem and gave me answers to find freedom. The change of format has led me to reconsider—and thus relive—my journey. The process has been sobering.
First, seeing how much darkness was in my heart and how slow I was to see it has led me to question whether or not I should be allowed to speak. The judgment and bitterness that I kept buried and hidden were eating me alive and destroying my relationships. Me speak on anger?
As if that weren’t enough, at the time I was unaware that I had a problem. I suffered deep depression. I was a victim. But I thought it was because of my situation and the actions of those around me—particularly of my husband, but not limited to him.
I was on the verge of a nervous breakdown—or maybe I had a walking breakdown, if there is such. But the real problem wasn’t my circumstances or the people around me, it was my own sin and self-righteousness that kept me from hearing God.
As I’ve prepared to speak, I’ve asked, who am I to talk? Why would anybody want to hear me?
Then I knew the answer.
Why? Because our God is a redeeming God. He takes us out of the darkness, brings us into the Light, and transforms us into His likeness. We are made new in Him so that we can shine for Him.
Not that I’m fully transformed, but I am in the process. The Lord shone His light into the dark corners of my heart. He revealed what separated me from Him and from those I love. He then forgave me and has walked—and continues to walk—with me on the path of transformation.
He saved and delivered me, and I’ll be forever grateful. I’ve known the darkness of despair that comes from relationships that don’t relate. I also know the joy of fellowship, communion, and intimacy when the connections aren’t clogged with sin and darkness.
Most importantly, I know the Source for rooting out those things that clog the line. That’s why I have something to share.
It really has nothing to do with me, it’s all about the Lord. I simply share what I see and experience of the manifested life of a God who redeems.
Our God is a Redeeming God
Last week I spent much of my time preparing for a speaking trip to Washington in early October. I will be using a different outline than in the past to share how God showed me my anger problem and gave me answers to find freedom. The change of format has led me to reconsider—and thus relive—my journey. The process has been sobering.
First, seeing how much darkness was in my heart and how slow I was to see it has led me to question whether or not I should be allowed to speak. The judgment and bitterness that I kept buried and hidden were eating me alive and destroying my relationships. Me speak on anger?
As if that weren’t enough, at the time I was unaware that I had a problem. I suffered deep depression. I was a victim. But I thought it was because of my situation and the actions of those around me—particularly of my husband, but not limited to him.
I was on the verge of a nervous breakdown—or maybe I had a walking breakdown, if there is such. But the real problem wasn’t my circumstances or the people around me, it was my own sin and self-righteousness that kept me from hearing God.
As I’ve prepared to speak, I’ve asked, who am I to talk? Why would anybody want to hear me?
Then I knew the answer.
Why? Because our God is a redeeming God. He takes us out of the darkness, brings us into the Light, and transforms us into His likeness. We are made new in Him so that we can shine for Him.
Not that I’m fully transformed, but I am in the process. The Lord shone His light into the dark corners of my heart. He revealed what separated me from Him and from those I love. He then forgave me and has walked—and continues to walk—with me on the path of transformation.
He saved and delivered me, and I’ll be forever grateful. I’ve known the darkness of despair that comes from relationships that don’t relate. I also know the joy of fellowship, communion, and intimacy when the connections aren’t clogged with sin and darkness.
Most importantly, I know the Source for rooting out those things that clog the line. That’s why I have something to share.
It really has nothing to do with me, it’s all about the Lord. I simply share what I see and experience of the manifested life of a redeeming God.
How have you seen new opportunities because of God’s redemption?
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