Nicole shared with me Melissa Overymeyer's Metamorphosis of a soul. I stole this from yesterday's entry.
I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work in you will continue to complete it until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:6
But we hold this treasure in earthen vessels, that the surpassing power may be of God and not from us. We are afflicted in every way, but not constrained; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying about in the body the dying of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our body.
2 Corinthians 4:7-10
Dear Lord,
I confess I get discouraged! Help me! I am short sighted and blind! Open my eyes to see what You have entrusted to me and what unique opportunities that I will be given to pass Your love along in the next year. I know that it is YOU that will bear fruit by my efforts...even ten, twenty, thirty years out! Please give me the grace of a greater faith to work with You, not out of duty, but out of love. Let me get to know You more and more this next year and, as I do, let that love flow out of me to the little piece of the world that You have given me to influence. I love You Lord. Make my love for You increase. Make me bold. Give me fortitude. Give me You.
I ask this in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Everyday is a day to start over. Heck, each moment of each day we can start over and turn to God in all the things we do. I found myself not doing that enough yesterday.
Carey was supposed to work today but the result was that he doesn't, so last night was fun spending it with Claire on her 3rd birthday. She is the most amazing blessing and gift that I could have never even dreamed into being. I keep saying over and over again, that the Lord must really love me to have given Claire to me and He must also have a lot of faith in me, that I could teach her His works and teach her how to love Him and what his Grace does in our lives. What an extremely large task he has entrusted to me. It is one I'm excited to take and actually hope and pray that I have another child to teach as well. Regardless, I am grateful and pray for understanding of His will in my life for they are to prosper me.
NOW - Day 30
Lent is quickly coming to and end and it's exciting. The resurrection of Jesus is so powerful and overwhelming. I look forward to Easter Sunday mass. It's always such a special day for me. Lent always gives me an opportunity to search my faith life and my soul for inconsistencies (and there are a lot) for needs and desires. It gives me time to reconnect and "find Jesus" again or even more deeply. Today we read about blind spots, we all have them. We all have prejudices and judgements, no matter how hard we try not to. Jesus is always there to help us see clearly. We have to ask for that. We have to ask God in each moment to be there to ensure that we look at situations and relationships more clearly so that our decisions are God-centered and whole-hearted. We should pray about everything and pray for clarity of thought and desire. In forgiveness we are cleansed and made new, those blind spots are removed (temporarily). Do an examination of conscience, which I'll admit I haven't done in a few years, and you'll see how many blind spots there are. You'll be forced to be honest with yourself about your sinfulness. Reconciliation although daunting sometimes stressful has a beautiful ending. I don't like going, it's been a while - I am definitely in need of it. I need to remove the blind spots and be made new before Easter.
POINT TO PONDER:
We all have blind spots. - Yes we do. A friend shared with me a saying to use at work. She's much younger than me but definitely taught me something great. I may have even mentioned it before.
"Be Supportive," she said, "Always assume positive intent." It has definitely taken away some judgements and some assumptions and made the day go by a little more smoothly. There are many instances in my day that the devil wants to take away. This little reflection on the email or situation makes for a better day.
VERSE TO LIVE:
"Why do you see the speck in your neighbor's eye, but do not notice the log in your own eye?" MATTHEW 7:3
Yeah this is like biblical sarcasm almost. As if to say "you can't be so judgemental...look at what you do."
QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER:
How are your blind spots affecting your relationships?
I know there are a few relationships where I assume the person feels a certain way so I act differently. The uncertainty is ruining the flow of my day and I need to be positive in my self and ask God to lead me and guide me in the conversations and the relationships in general. I need to see each and every person in life as the gift they are.
PRAYER:
Lord, take the blindness from my eyes so that I can see people, situations, and myself as you do.
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