As the above picture illustrates: worth it.
Thought about something a friend said a week or two ago.
She is seeing the whole, "relationship with Jesus" thing through the eyes of someone who is new to all of it.
Sometimes she says the most profound things. I think it's because she's still childlike in her faith- hope she stays that way!
She is someone who has struggled with seeking relief in alcohol in the past. She said recently she went to a party and when she reached for a second glass she felt the tug of conviction. The sure sensation that this was not a wise choice. She said it made her heart jump a little to realize the Holy Spirit was right there with her and she was so happy.
I surely felt that same tug when she said that. How did I view conviction?
Usually I feel like a failure when I feel conviction. I feel like that loser that still needs her hand slapped after years of knowing better.
Truth is, my heart jumped a little at her view. Conviction means He's here, right here, right in this body with me. Wow!
Looking for a sign, looking for that little something to carry you on? Conviction means, He is right there with you, loving you, caring for you, pleading with you to trust Him.
Proverbs 3:12
"For whom the Lord loves He corrects, Just as a father the son in whom he delights."
"For whom the Lord loves He corrects, Just as a father the son in whom he delights."
So please take my friend's outlook and see the good in all that God does and how greatly it outweighs the wrong that we do. God help me to joyfully learn from and receive it.
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