Morning Worship "Facing Me"

This morning, for a brief moment, I want to first say, "Welcome to the month of March." You made it! You not only made it through a day or a week, but a whole month! GO YOU!!! I realize we don't celebrate God for small things. You know that saying you always say when you're in a relationship: "It's the little things." Well, yeah, He feels the same way. I was caught up in a lot of thought this week, which makes it so much easier to write and engage with you all this week. I have been digging into the Word of God. Then, I had a moment to face me. Now you're wondering, like, “Okay Morg, face you. Like, what did you do?” Eyeballs rolling--I know you are; it's okay. But no, seriously, I didn't do anything. It's just that the Word of God will truly make you look at yourself.

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I was reading Galatians 1:1-6, and I wasn't expecting this verse to stick out the way it really did. I was thinking that I would read for my own learning of the story. With just the first verse I was confronted. Verses 6 – 7 state: “I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—which is really no gospel at all. Evidently, some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ." Alright, immediately, I am like, “Uumm, God did I do something?” And I took offense to this scripture. Now, let me give context to the way I read the word. I read to gain an understanding of many things including history, location, author, a place, and materials surrounding the text; so I began to dig.

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“If you are facing a new challenge or being asked to do something that you have never done before don’t be afraid to step out. You have more capability than you think you do but you will never see it unless you place a demand on yourself for more.” – Joyce Meyer

The first question that came to my mind was: How often do we really take the time to dig in God's word for answers? Like, we are constantly trying to find a way to understand ourselves; but do we ask God? I had to consider if I was willing to do the work that came with facing myself.

If we are honest, we can say that we have made mistakes. We have not only made them while being sinners, but also while being saved! YES, YOU...

I reflected on those moments that I didn't even ask for forgiveness.

Like, I just went along with the day and pretended that I had never offended our Father.

So, when Paul explains his frustrations with their backsliding and change of heart toward God; I couldn't help to think about myself: “Morgan in what ways do you quickly neglect what you know?” And I found those blind spots. I found pieces of me that were never repented of. But I love God because He didn't hold this as a penalty against me; He was patient. I don't know what it is about reading your word that makes you see yourself but I know that I love Him for even revealing to me where I had room for growth.

Come along with me today and look deep within yourself to see where you can make amends with God about those sins you never repented of. Go to that scripture we read and look for yourself where you quickly neglected the gospel. I promise God doesn't want to punish you; He wants to love you. That is the very thing that the enemy uses against you in battle.

Repent and set yourself free!

Love you all, Keep Creating Creators.