Ebb & Flow

I absolutely love the ocean.

If I could be anywhere right now,

it would be on a beach somewhere.

Preferably,

a cool, balmy beach.

So many thoughts

have swirled around like a whirlpool

in my mind already this morning;

Bits and pieces of Scripture

doing their perfect work in my spirit.

Looking over my posts so far this year,

I realize that my thoughts, moods and emotions

seem to ebb and flow like the ocean.

One day my faith comes crashing in like the surf of a high tide.

The next day my faith is calm and peaceful like the flow of a low tide.

Then the next day my faith ebbs;

 back into the sea of thought, mood & emotion.

What a human mess I am!

The past couple of weeks,

the Lord has been reminding me that faith is a gift

(1 Corinthians 12, Ephesians 2)

I don't have to strive for more faith,

I simply need to use the gift I've already been given.

I read a quote this morning;

"Don't trust in your own faith. Faith is trust in the work of Christ."

Without the work of Christ,

I have no faith anyway!

As I share my thoughts in these posts,

I ask you to please pardon

the soggy, dripping gift I present

as it has been swimming around in the ocean of my messy life.

 

And hey, Jesus just said,

"Lysa, you're a beautiful wet mess;

Just like the ocean that you love so much."

Thank you , Jesus, for that wonderful word of gracious encouragement!

How about you;

 are you using your gift of faith today;

allowing Jesus to have His perfect way in encouraging you?