We've been listening to speakers daily from noon to 3 p.m. and let me tell you this stuff is intense. The other day this guy handed us out our notes for the day, 9 pages double sided full of scripture after scripture about stuff I didn't really know was in the bible. I asked Jon if this is what Bible school was like and he said "no this is more interesting"
So I'm finally settling into the pace of it and in reviewing my notes I've found some things I thought I'd blog on.... so here goes
One was that my experience isn't real.
Kind of got my back up, unvalidating my emotions and all, however ....he said this because
Our experience is rooted in lies.
My experience lies in the word.
Interesting isn't it. The concept we are digging into is intimacy with christ and seeing ourselves as he sees us, beautiful, whole, without blemish.
So how is it that we are abused, abandoned, ensnared in sin and our experience tells us we are failures, stupid, hopelessly screwed up. Isn't that our reality? The experience I have from my reality?
But when you look at what the scripture says, we are overcomers, we are sinners saved by grace, nothing will seperate us from the love of christ, (even if we haven't repented yet) We are sons and daughter of the most high God, adopted into his kingdom individually by choice (not by pity or as a mass of refugees)We are his beloved. I have a hard time seeing myself this way as a "beloved" another word I will need to ponder.
So what does your experience say about you?
1 comment:
WOW Rhonda! I am so pumped for you that you are being challenged to really see yourself for you are in Christ not the world! Amen for being His beloved. His most cherished and loved daughter. His every thought and act carrying you along with Him. Embrace it sista friend!!!!!!!! ;b
Shelly
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