I was reading on Facebook recently, the following quote by Albert Edward Day
{Methodist minister, died 1973}
‘God is nearer to our minds than our own thoughts; nearer to our hearts than our own feelings, more intimate with our wills than our most vigorous decisions….’
As I pondered these words I felt a sense of delight that God was closer to me than even any ideas that I had. Before I do any thinking, He is already there.
I then clearly sensed the Holy Spirit opening my mind to the realization that for many decades, I had subconsciously taken pride in any thoughts that I had that had been in any way wise or astute.
3 things then occurred:
- I immediately knew it to be true.
- I agreed with God that this certainly had happened many times and sought His forgiveness through Christ.
- God gave me a deep sense of thankfulness that His kindness extended to correcting me for sins that I had not even been aware of.
It reminded me of Psalm 19:12 – 14 where the psalmist asks God to forgive his hidden faults, to stop him from presumptuous sins so he can walk blamelessly before God.
Just like the chameleon in this photo hidden faults can blend into our lives and be almost impossible to recognize.
So I start this week with a new sense of awareness that:
- All good thoughts {of course our writing included} are from God, may He be praised.
- God is great in mercy and when we desire to please Him in every aspect of our lives. He has us covered and will indeed bring to mind those things that we need to repent of and allow our meditations to be acceptable in His sight. We can trust Him to do so.
May God bless you all this week, Jennifer Ann.
Bio –Jennifer Ann is the author of “Broken Pottery the life of an African girl” published by Ark House Press Australia. It is the fictional journey of an obstetric fistula sufferer.
For more information about Jennifer Ann or her book, please go to www.JenniferAnn.info
