Lately, God's been revealing my depravity and sinfulness. By society's standards, I'm a pretty good kid; I don't engage in illegal activities, I'm not violent, pretty much I'm a stick to the rules kind of girl. Often when I go to pray, I've struggled to think of many things that I need to confess. Over the last few weeks, God's been changing my heart and opening my eyes to just how sinful I truly am. On top of pride (which is crazy evident by my prayer), God's showing me struggles with anger, bitterness, self-centeredness, deception, and a whole slew of other things. I don't share this because of some need to confess my faults but because I want to confess God's grace. As I discover more and more the depth of my depravity, I see more and more the depth of God's mercy and grace. I learn the depth of His love for me, that as ugly and broken and messed up I am, His love remains. And I'm learning that I am powerless to address my sinfulness without His grace and without Him empowering me to overcome my sin nature. We live in a messed up world, my friends, but my God is bigger.
LORD, have mercy; Christ Jesus, have mercy; LORD, have mercy on me, a sinner.
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