"It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not
be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery."
(Galatians 5:1)
A wise woman once said, "The person I have the most trouble with
is the person I see in my mirror every day."
Surely this is an honest admission. What Christian has not sincerely grieved
over her own spiritual shortcomings: over "doing those things I ought not
to have done and leaving undone those things I ought to have done."
(to paraphrase the Book of Common Prayer).
No follower of Christ was ever more acutely conscious of this very trait
and tendency than the apostle Paul. We might take comfort from this thought.
But to allow ourselves to be trapped in Satan's snare-wallowing in despair-
is to disparage the limitless, liberating grace of God.
Let us then not linger in this valley of spiritual desolation.
There is a way to get rid of "troublesome you" or "troublesome me".
The cry, "Who will rescue me?"
"What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?"
(Romans 7:24)
echoes to the very throne of God. The reply, ringing with triumphant
deliverance and assurance, echoes to our very ears.
"Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus."
(Romans 8:1)
"Jesus when I look in the mirror, allow me to see myself
as You see me. Not through the lens of shame, fear, or
the past-but through Your eyes of mercy."-Instagram
"Troublesome Me "
A devotional by
Janet Lockerbie
(1916-1998)
Scottish-born American wife and homemaker,
missionary, writing consultant, lecturer, and
the author of nearly 40 inspirational books
during her lifetime.
Devotional taken from the NIV Women's Devotional
New Testament with Psalms And Proverbs
(C. 1995)
Zondervan Publishing Company
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