Dear Friend,
I guess I failed at Eph. 4:29 again already today – I have a
feeling I didn’t leave you feeling built up and I have a feeling I didn’t
benefit your walk with Christ if I left you feeling guilty. A skilled
teacher is able to meet someone where they are and help them take the next
step. I’m still having my skills refined. I think Beth is much
better there than I am. I am too quick to see people’s potential, that I
think I don’t assess where they are as well. But know that was my
intention – using the lent season to help us grow in the area of the words of
our mouth; what I hoped to communicate was “wherever God had you there” not
“what it looks like for me” OR if God had another aspect of your “process
of holiness” for you to sacrifice in this season in order to better embrace the
sacrifice of Christ (because I know that’s a weakness of mine and I think for
others as well). I just think we can get overwhelmed by all of our
areas of unrighteousness that it can be beneficial to focus on just one
for the 40 days of lent in hopes that it breaks the bad habits and builds new
ones, to refine us to look more like that Savior who sacrificed His Life on our
behalf. Hope that explains more of where I’m coming from and helps
relieve the guilt that Jesus does NOT want to be there!
In His Grip of Grace as He picks me up from my falter,
Love Always,
~jill><>
