the Kingdom.

I'm remembering why I wake up in the morning. It's Christ. It's all Christ.

For the past two weeks I have had enough trouble pushing through each day, wishing certain things had never happened, regretting certain decisions, but now I'm remembering how faithful my God is.

Even when I, who have such a knack of messing things up, make mistakes that seemingly alter and ruin the course of my life, God has a way of picking up the pieces. While I'm busy knocking myself down over and over Christ is there holding my arm, consistently and gently lifting me back up. When I'm so busy looking back at my regret and shame that I can't see the brightness of the future, He's preparing a new path that's full of His brilliance.

I realized today that when I consume myself in my own regret I'm actively shielding my eyes from God's hope and peace. When all I can think about is what I could have done differently, I'm selfishly taking my life into my own hands and assuming that I have the power to change God's will. But I don't. I don't have any more power to take away God's grace and providence than I do to give it.

My life isn't about what I have done right or how I've messed things up, it's completely and utterly about God's kingdom. My life is about God glorifying Himself. Nothing I can do on my own is significant enough to take away God's glory, or to give Him more glory.

When I am consumed by Christ, that doesn't mean that I live a perfect life and my actions glorify God more, but rather the opposite. It means that I am completely empty of myself and my own actions and that I'm instead full of Christ and His grace.

I have no power on my own; I don't even have the power to ruin God's plans. They're far too great.

There is ALWAYS hope. The enduring, stubborn love of God persists.
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