God is the same. Yesterday. Today. Forever.
When things are up in the air, He’s still grounding us. When things are completely different, He’s just the same. He doesn’t love you one minute only to get into a mood with you. He is constant and loving all the time.
I wish I changed more. I want to get rid of those things – the foxes that spoil the vineyard. They’re always out, running around. Today it’s forgiveness. It was the word of the week and God’s been speaking to me, showing me that there are people I haven’t yet forgiven. People I didn’t think I needed to forgive. When I sat down in the car on the way back from a worship evening, I started telling God I was choosing to forgive different people and saying that I knew it would be difficult, because some of them would immediately do things that I needed to forgive again and I was choosing, in advance, to forgive them. I was glad when I met one of them again next and immediately was challenged. I failed at first, but that struggle was already won, so I just made that same decision again. He has forgiven me so much. I have nothing apart from a choice to forgive. And I’m putting down the weights as I make that choice.
And… what do I see? As I forgive, God is moving things around already. He’s always forgiving and will always remove our transgressions as far as the east is from the west. I can’t help but see that as if I am looking at a globe and outstretched arms simultaneously. That forgiven sin isn’t hanging around. It isn’t chasing you down. Not like the Hound of Heaven, whose graciousness is chasing us and will never let us go.
Stein 29.09.2024 (inspired by the joy of spending time with Lianne).
City on a hill 
Thank you for this . It was in my other mail so just catched it, I thank the Lord for you , we learnt about ingratitude this week, I was reminded this morning of the breath I take is a gift , while the children were running around getting ready with there worries of the day .
God is Good , I am learning to be more Thankful xxx
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