There are stories in the Bible that disrupt my thinking.
Rev 17:8 ~ "The dwellers on earth whose names have not been
written in the book of life from the foundation of the
world will marvel to see the beast." That verse unnerves me. So disturbs me to know that there are names not in that book.
All I can deal with is myself. And pray that God use me to draw out of those in my life the men and women that God wants them to be. Again, I must deal with my own failures, my own lack of love.
But as I read a quote from Larry yesterday on another blog, am I staggered at my God's Response to me over how I treat Him and His world? Surprised and staggered not by my sin but by His Response to me. He is stirring up Hope in me in the midst of my battle.
I think I'm more of a mess than ever. But, there is Something going on inside of me that I cannot explain. Courage standing up to my Fears, my Aloneness, my Anger.
As I crawl under the Christmas covers to end a difficult day, there is a glimmer on the horizon of tomorrows that I am going to be okay because it is a Good God Who penned my name in That Book and promises me His Power to find Him in all of this mess and help me draw near to Him.
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