Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they shall be satisfied, - from the Beatitudes
It is our hunger and thirst for righteousness that invites God to transmute our rues, regrets and remorses into our good, love and laughter...our satisfaction.
To my elementary, keep-it-simple-stupid mind, either we must have something to show as evidence of God's protection or he has to have something to correct to overcome our doubting minds.
Our spiritual growth has led us to the realization that there are no irreversible mistakes...only opportunities for God to reveal his protection. We go forward, often wary but not deterred, living a trusting life.
In trust we make our mistakes. We are amazed they no are longer rues, regrets and remorses but...let's call them "misfires." In God's perfect outworking, a misfire becomes an admit-to-it error in judgment...creating a pearl beyond price.
I am grateful that I learned early to take the step allowing us to make mistakes; i.e., when, not if, wrong promptly admit it. That is my backup, my proof of truth if you will.
With that in my pocket, I pray thank you freely (or not so much) for my daily mistakes, knowing they do not define me, the end...no, they inspire me to grow, to extend love and laughter...to get out of self.
That is a lot easier to write about than to walk about, giving us another pearl beyond price: God perfects that which is given us to do.
Thank you.
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