Hebrews 11 is such a powerful chapter!  I get fired up every time I read it, don’t you?  There are so many people listed there for their faith, but it’s not that part that speaks so powerfully to me, it is the fact that they all messed up!!  Moses murdered, Sarah laughed at God, Abraham tried to “take matters into his own hands”, Rahab was a prostitute, David stole another mans wife, Samson turned from God for lust & the list goes on.  The reality is that even though they missed the mark, God still chose to put them in the Hall of Faith!!  Wow!! How powerful is that, even though we mess up God still sees our good!  I can’t begin to list the number of times that I have totally blundered & killed it on the disappointing side, but God is faithful to forgive me & try again.  We have a hard time with that one as human beings but God is greater then us & loves us so much that His nature is to forgive & give us another shot.  The enemy would like nothing more then to tell us when we mess up that it is over, we are no good to God or anyone else anymore, but remember he is the father of lies, so anything that comes from him you can bet is a lie.  Don’t let him bring you down that way, James 4:8 AMP says, “Come close to God & He will come close to you. (Recognize that you are) sinners, get your soiled hands clean;”  if His Word tells us this that means God knew before hand that we would mess up but He doesn’t want that to stop us, He wants us to come back to Him & allow Him to clean us up again to be used for His service!  He still wants to use you, He has great plans for you, Jeremiah 29:11 says so!!!  I don’t know about you but if God’s Word says its for me I want it!  I want it all His love, His companionship, His guidance, His ways, His prosperity, I just want more of HIM!!!  I can never get enough, I don’t want to be satisfied, overflow in me Lord, so that it flows out on those around me!!  Wow, that God wants to use me at all after some of the things I have done never ceases to amaze me, but I have seen Him do it time & again & it humbles me to tears every time!  I cannot imagine life without Jesus by my side, I look back & wonder how I survived without Him & realize I almost didn’t & am thankful for His mercies that have gotten me to where I am today.  Take a look at your life today, can you see where He has brought you from, can you see the change in who you are & where you are?  Isn’t He so good!!  The best part is that He isn’t finished with you, your race isn’t complete, keep running with Him, & when you get out of breath, trust Him & He will carry you through.

Loving Him more daily,

Michelle