As I was thinking and praying this morning, I was seeking forgiveness for a recent battle with jealousy. My thoughts began to drift toward a sermon I recently heard from Matthew 8:23-27. The paragraph is pretty straight forward and the pastor had time to talk about Jesus' response to the situation. While being in the midst of a tumultuous storm, Jesus was asleep! His faith in God's Sovereignty was so great that He could sleep through a violent storm! Keep in mind that He was in a fishing boat!
As I was thinking about jealousy, this point in the sermon returned to my mind. It quickly became obvious that in my jealousy during a specific situation, I was not trusting in God's Sovereignty! When I become jealous, coveting what someone else has been given, I am effectually telling The Lord that I do not trust His decision and His providence! I am also saying that I do not appreciate what He has given and that I would rather have what He has deemed appropriate for someone else. My response should always be thanksgiving for how He has blessed others as well as His blessings on my life.
Let us all pray that we will confess our sins to Him in a timely manner, seeking forgiveness for our lack of faith. While I suppose every sin stems from unbelief, this one hit particularly close to home. I am grateful to The Lord for His promise to perfect us until He calls us home!
5 comments:
ME TOO!!!
Isn't it interesting how most of our sin comes back to a lack of trust in God? We just don't have faith in what He has planned and provided. Thanks for sharing CW!
Hola, MJ! It is good to see you again this week! It is sad to say, but you are absolutely correct!
The problem for me is, now I'm jealous of your faithful posting! I need to wake up and hop on your boat full-o-blogging.
Well, that is encouraging! However, I learned my blogging faithfulness from our youth pastor. Consequently, you will have to give him credit for that!
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