Today a friend I have wrote a letter to some person who used to be in her life, but this person ended up deceiving my friend and hurting her in so many ways. My friend has been angry about this whole situation. In the letter, she came off as angry, and wanting this girl to get judgement because that is what she deserved. I must admit that my friend was careful to admit that she too deserved judgement, but it was just too bitter sounding. She did also share the gospel with her in a nice way. Unfortunately, the overall feeling of the letter was one of judgement and harsh, bitter feelings. I was so disappointed while I was reading the letter. It would have been great if this girl could have received a letter full of love and acceptance. That is what we are supposed to show people! On the bright side, my friend really did write this letter with good intentions. She tried to be kind, as she says, and show her that she had forgiven her.
The great thing about this story, and the reminder I got today, was that God still blesses us when we TRY to do good work for Him. He looks at our heart, and our intentions. If God only looked at our actions, like people do, we would be in big trouble. Thankfully He is merciful and loving and he looks at our intentions! The other great thing, the sovereign God can take the mistakes we made, and turn them around for good. We most certainly don't have to do things perfectly or right for God to use them for His purpose. We are just rusty, battered, messed up tools and He still uses us.
Lord, thank you for using me with all my imperfections. Thank you that you don't call the qualified, but you qualify the called! Please help me to heed your instructions and listen to your words so I don't make as many mistakes, and when I do use them for your purpose. Thank you for never getting irritated at me and my tendency to do things wrong. Amen.
Sincerely,
Your Imperfect Tool
