So, as I was reading Psalm 130 today, I read about how much God loves us. I feel like a lot of my focus during the first few weeks of Lent was on how messed up I was. Though this is part of it, I didn't remember how much God loves me in spite of all this and wants to transform me. Small group last week helped remind me of that and Psalm 130 reinforced it. Instead of trying to fix things about ourselves, we have to go through the painful but hopeful process of finding our areas of sin or struggle, tracing them back to lies they stem from, and giving it all up to God. Because HE is the one that will redeem us of our sins. And he wants to. He loves us.
If you, O LORD, kept a record of sins,
O Lord, who could stand?
But with you there is forgiveness;
therefore you are feared.
I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,
and in his word I put my hope.
My soul waits for the Lord
more than watchmen wait for the morning,
more than watchmen wait for the morning.
O Israel, put your hope in the LORD,
for with the LORD is unfailing love
and with him is full redemption
He himself will redeem Israel
from all their sins.
Psalm 130: 3-8
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