It sounds like something Buzz Lightyear would say to Woody, and I believe he did!
It’s what Jesus is saying to us! He held out his hands on the cross and invited us to hold onto them and walk with him.
We don’t need to be perfect! We don’t need to have it all together! We don’t need a title or lineage to belong to God’s family!
We need to believe in the one who came to save us from ourselves. We need to walk in faith and trust in the words of our Creator.
I am reading a devotional/journal this year, and I love that this one reads like a love letter from God every day! This morning’s reading was about Rahab, the prostitute who hid the spies and helped them escape in the book of Joshua. It was her faith in the One True God that spared her and her family during the invasion of Jericho.
The devotion was speaking of God using people of faith and how the world looks at the outside while God looks at the inside. I so appreciate this about God; However, there was another line that stood out to me this morning, “Your belief that I can do wonders in your life is precious to me.” (Grit and Grace by Elle Claire)
To think that our simple act of faith is precious to God! That by loving him, acknowledging him, and honoring him to the best of our ability is all we need to bring to the table; God will do the rest!
Ephesians 3:20 NIV “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we could ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.” Immeasurably More ~ Above and Beyond!!!
John 16:33 ESV “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”
Peace, protection, direction, provision, eternity are just a few of the many blessings the Lord gives to those who love him and call him father. He loves you right where you are, dressed in designers or rags, whether you are sober or drunk, or even madder than hell at him! He’s there; he loves, he’s waiting…won’t you reach out and take the hand that he offers? Talk to him; I promise he’s listening!
I hope you are blessed today, and if you are, try and share it! Thank you for joining me. 🥰
Sunshine On My Shoulder 