9 days to go...

It has been a very very busy last 7 months since I last blogged!  I can't believe how fast the time has gone but I thought it right to update!

A wedding has been planned (and almost done!), a new church joined, a new job gained and a new home!

It is safe to say that this year so far has been full of more changes than I could ever have imagined.
God has provided us with loads and I am very grateful!

So our wedding is next weekend and I am rather excited.  We have done so much planning!
AND we get to move into our new flat - it is so lovely and I can't wait to live there.  We have been moving our stuff in slowly and gradually it is becoming more like home, I love it!

We are His.

Happy New Year! 

So it’s quite late but never mind!  Bet no-one’s said that to you for a while ;-)

I decided against making new years’ resolutions this year, although I do have a couple of goals.  One is to be able to run 5k in June and the other to lose weight for my wedding in August!  Both I think are achievable.

At this time of year I try to re-evaluate my priorities but struggle to stick to them!  I always seem to manage to fill my time with things that are not what I’ve tried to prioritise but need my time.  So I’ve done it again, but have already failed!!  I often then feel guilty, and feel like I’ve let myself or other people down. 

But actually, through my faults, God has a great way of reminding me that His strength is so much greater than mine, and today has been one of those days. 

Whatever we fail to do or let ourselves down by, we are still forgiven.  God has a way of showing us His love so that the situation turns around to pull us back to Him.  How grateful am I for an unfailing, loving Father who gives me strength when I need it the most?!  VERY.

When we have been forgiven and stand justified before God, He counts righteousness apart from works:

“Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven and whose sins are covered; blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not count His sin.”

Romans 4:7-8

This truth completely blows me away when I hear it.  That where I beat myself up over what I do wrong, God sees it, but doesn’t count it against me!  He sees us as forgiven and on the same scale as Jesus!!  It amazes me and brings me to my knees!

In Romans, Paul goes on to further state how we are justified by Jesus’ death on the cross.  How we are saved from God’s wrath to be able to live eternally with Him.  What a gift!!  One that changes how I see things and my whole attitude to life. 

I’m not going to write it out as it would be a lot to read here but if you’re reading this, delight yourself in the truth of the words in Romans 5:1-11.  We are FREE, and we are HIS.