Loose ends

Jesus' name has healed this man - and you know how lame he was before. Faith in Jesus' name - faith given us from God - has caused this perfect healing. (Acts 3:16)

My knitting/crocheting friends are cringing right now at the sight of all those loose ends! Because while working with yarn can certainly be enjoyable, having to weave in all those loose ends that come with every color change - can be labor intensive. But it has to be done in order for the project to be completed. Finished. Then we can see the beauty that time and commitment brought forth.

Are you constantly looking at, focused on, the raggedy side of your life? Does looking at your imperfections cause you to hold back from serving and loving the Lord?

God may have knit me together in my mother's womb (Psalm 139:13), but it was Jesus Who has woven all the loose ends in.

All my mistakes.
All my errors in judgement.
All my bad attitudes.
All my sins.
All my wounds too.

All. 
He paid it all.
Smoothed it all over.
Because of Jesus, the beauty of my life has been completed.
"It is finished". (John 19:30)

Praise the Lord, my soul.
and forget not all his benefits -
who forgives all your sins
and heals all your diseases,
who redeems your life from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,
who satisfies your desires with good things (Psalm 103: 2-5)

If you can see yourself forgiven, acceptable, loveable, you can then see yourself as able.

The beauty Jesus has provided us, if we receive it, accept it, will make us more able to serve and to love.

Because of Jesus, you are beautiful. Right now. Today.
Go in peace and serve the Lord.