Paint Party Friday: Waywardness!

Happy Paint Party Friday!

Here is what I did this morning-

"The good news is that

God has made provision

for our waywardness.

He has given us

the great gift of repentance."

(from The Word Among Us)

 

I don't know why, but I like the word

"waywardness".

It does not sound so bad!

But the truth of the matter is

that sin is sin,

whether it is serious or not.

Mostly because small sins lead to big sins.

Take David's idleness which led him

to murder the husband of the woman

he lusted after.

Then there's Saul, whose impatience

progressed to rebellion against God! 

It is good to look at our ways honestly

and see if there are little sins

(sometimes we don't even 

consider them as sins!)

like telling white lies, unkindness, 

inconsideration, impatience,

etc., and repent and try to do better.

 "Take nothing for your journey..." 

Jesus told his disciples 

when He sent them off to heal 

and preach repentance (Mark 6:7-13) 

This is something I have a hard time following! 

I am always soooo prepared that I do not pack lightly. 

We are all on a pilgrimage 

and this is our temporary home. 

 We should not burden ourselves 

with many many things, 

not only material possessions. 

 

We should also get rid of any anger, 

anxiety or fear that oppresses us. 

Thomas a Kempis said, 

"By two wings man is lifted 

from the things of this earth: 

simplicity and purity."

One of the ways we can do this 

is repenting of our waywardness!

 So let's lighten our load and enjoy the journey!

 

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