greetings, y'alls!
I know I don't often give updates via blogger, but I have lately been afforded some free time during the lulls in my job. The issue I've been looking at lately has been forgiveness and I've discovered that, for me, it's harder to accept forgiveness than it is to give forgiveness. I know that God is just and there's always a part of me that thinks "how is it just that God is always willing to forgive me?" It seems even less just that all of our sins were put on Jesus' shoulders when he suffered on the cross.
I've been a Christian for a long time, but this is one thing that I still need to wrap my head around because God totally defies all logic when he offers his son to pay for everyone's sins. It's the major difference between our belief and other beliefs. None of us Christians get what we deserve because God loves us too much to let that happen!
The hard part is that every time we sin, we need to understand that Christ has paid the price therefore we don't owe anything to God accept thanks. The natural response is to feel regret and unworthiness of God's presence, but the whole reason Christ died was so that we could each have a relationship with God despite our sinful nature.
Thats just something that I've had to relearn this semester, it's been a blessing to be discipled by Brandon. It's the whole travelers coming alongside and encouraging eachother thing. Now if I can just keep up with my classes, things should be ok.
