Forgiving Love

And being found in appearance as a man, Jesus humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death: death on a cross. For this reason also God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.  Philippians 2:8-11 NASB

I am certain I'm notthe only one who struggles to accept that we cannot change our difficult circumstances. Sure, we can make small changes to work harder or eat healthier, but most of life’s biggest trials are unavoidable. Instead of living on faith as Christ’s followers in the midst of the struggle, we often find ourselves distracted, trying to control what’s around us.

Rather than focusing on the Lord, we look to ourselves to solve life’s hardships.  And really, change is never easy. And sometimes, neither is obedience to God. But through scripture we learn that it was because of Jesus’s humble obedience we are washed clean, saved by His grace. 

By God’s grace we get to learn what it means to surrender to God’s will, even when it’s hard. Like really really, really hard.  His grace is what gives us the opportunity to be more like Jesus, who embraced the change from being infinite as God to finite as man by having a humble countenance, Instead of asking the Lord to change our circumstances, let us ask for the Lord to change us. Please know that Jesus Christ is the name above all nanes. He is the Saviour.  He loves humanity with a redeeming, forgiving love.  Trust that His plan is greater than anything we can fathom.