I'm Human

My youth pastor mentioned something last night that just stuck with me. He said, "You can't change what happens to you or what has happened to you or what is going to happen, but you can choose how you react to it." Isn't that powerful?! It made me take a step back and look at how I've reacted to things in my life... and more importantly how I'm going to start reacting in future events. It also brought to mind a quote from church camp last summer, "Anything can be redeemed." Bottom line; even though bad things may happen, and even though we all make mistakes, they can still be used for the glory of God.

For example, good ol' Moses. In the Bible, it talks about how he made a pretty large mistake. Ya know, killing a man and all. He saw an Egyptian man beating a Hebrew man, and something inside him snapped. Moses went from being a prince in Egypt I a shepherd in the desert. But, in that desert, he came upon a burning bush... a bush that "was on fire, but not consumed." This was God's way of getting Moses' attention excuse think about this: if the bush represents the Hebrews, and the fire represents God, then God was telling Moses that He was consuming the Hebrews... and Moses. He knew then that even though he had made a huge mistake in the past, God was getting ready to use him in a mighty way. When He told Moses he was to lead the Hebrews out of Egypt, he asked God what he was supposed to say to the Pharaoh. God told him to say, "I am that I am." Goose. Bumps. That single statement has so much power. It's so wonderful.

So, anyways, Moses. He may have made some mistakes in his life, but he had a huge faith in a God that can use anyone for His kingdom. Moses' faith is so inspiring! In Hebrews 11:23-30, it talks about his faith in the "Faith Hall of Fame" if you must.

My point is; even though life likes to throw curveballs at you, and even though you make mistakes, we are human. All of us; so it's okay for those things to happen. I promise. It's totally normal. God can still use you, and He will if you let Him.

God,
I thank You from the bottom of my heart for being a redeemer. A mighty and awesome redeemer who loves us all so unconditionally even though we fail You and make mistakes. I pray that as we go through this life, You would help us to stay strong and keep our focus on You. I pray that whoever reads this realizes that it's okay to make mistakes, and that we don't have to hide of run away from You when it happens. Thank You, Jesus for being so wonderful and awesome and for loving us.
In Jesus' Name,
Amen.

P.S. Shout out to Andy Denny for the title to this blog. I was gonna call it, "I can't decide what to title this, but it's about Moses," but I liked his idea a zillion times better. Lol. :P