"If we confess our sins, He is
faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness." 1 John 1:9
I am so thankful for the Lord's faithfulness and willingness to forgive us
of sin, when we see it and confess it to Him.
Now I come before you seeking your forgivingness. Because of my sin
of unforgiveness I delivered to you, for the last couple months, devotions
that were not of the caliber that the Lord has placed on my heart.
I had been struggling in my spiritual walk for the last couple months, each
day got tougher, I got to the point where I wasn't wanting to pray (very
unordinary for me), do my bible studies, I was even beginning to dread
going to church (I was withdrawing from people). This really began to
bother me because I didn't understand what was happening nor
why. Then a couple weeks ago a dear sister's husband came up to
me and ask, "April, are you alright?" to which I responded, "yeah." He
went on, "You know we love you." His sincerity was genuine and my heart
was pierced, "Oh Lord, whatever is wrong with me is beginning to be obvious,
help me! What have I done, why am I being like this?" That night I
spent quite a while with the Father and as I sat quietly before Him and His
word, He revealed to me my unforgiving heart toward a fellow saint. That
night the Lord helped me to sincerely forgive the person and the oppression
lifted. I saw the saint a couple days later and my love for them was truly
restored; God is sooo good!
I also come before you seeking your prayer support. A
couple specific requests are for our discernment to be sharpened and
for the Lord's continued guidance regarding Encouragement From The
Heart, and another project He has recently laid on my heart; it has to do
with going into Nursing Homes and ministering to the elderly
through, fellowship and music.
If you are struggling at this time and don't understand why. Please,
I urge you, beloved, go to the Father and ask Him. Be still before Him and
listen to what He has to say through His word; the Psalms are a great place to
start. Then once He reveals your sin to you, confess it and He will
cleanse you from all your unrighteousness. And what a fresh clean feeling
it is!
Have a joyous day in our Lord!
April
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