Chris' Space

Well, what to say.....God has given me......hope, truth and I have salvation. I used to think that I would go to Heaven, if I was a 'good person.' I believed in Jesus, He was love and peace, and He knew who I was. I was always told that He loves everybody. If I did mess up, then Jesus would forgive me. 

 It was confusing, though my wife and I would always 'talk' about God and serving him, I just didn't seem to get it. All things seemed to be crumbling down around me....life, work, people I knew. My non-christian 'friends' did not change, but they were only there to help in the ungodly ways. 

One summer, my wife came with me to work. I was driving a milk truck on the weekends. We were talking, and i was just at the end of my rope. It seemed that every direction was a dead end. I would go left, 'BANG,' I go right, 'BANG,' stop, 'BANG,' and she just said 'Well, you know what you need to do, don't ya?"  I knew, ya , I knew that I was as far down on my belly as I could go. God allowed me to eat gravel more than once. So, I would continue to do my own will. I seemed to be there an aweful lot in those days; just dumb enough to that "I" was in control and nobody could tell me what to do. Jesus died for me, a sinner. I knew nothing....so, I broke down and cried while asking Jesus to frogive me of my sins, and to come into my heart and restore me unto him. do you know, that at that very second, I 'felt' the whole world being lifted off of me? I can't explain the way it felt, but it was something absolutely, AMAZING!!!!!

 God has worked in me in more ways than onein the last few years. We have moved on faith. Thankfuly, I have a steady job. Well, I have a job, unlike some in this economy. (May God bless those that are struggling.) Well, my wife and I were talking tonight, and I thought about my son, who, almost every morning wakes up to say 'goodbye' to me and give me a hug. Why does he do that? What makes him 'want' to do this? The only thing I can come up with is ....'LOVE.' In his love he wants to please me. It is the same as what I want to do for my Father, just to 'wake up and say goodbye,' and 'I Love you.' Love is the greatest gift of all. In my love for God, comes my obedience to Him. I want nothing more than to see Him pleased with me. I see His gifts and blessings, everyday. My 'bestest' wife, all my kids, even the one we 'gained' through my daughter's marrige, our granddaughter, our love for each other....it wasn't always like this. God has taught me how to love. It is truly amazing. 

It has not been easy, but I am still a piece of old iron that God, is always, putting in the fire, then molding, and firing. Someday, He will see a perfect image of himself in me. This is where my love for him keeps me striving toward perfection. I will never be perfect, while in the flesh, but to strive to be like my Jesus, is to strive for perfection. Just as my son looks up to me, I do the same to my Father.

Always, remember, Absolute means: free from imperfection. 

Stand Within Absolute Truth 

May God bless and keep you.

Chris 

Though I stumble,

    though I trip,

    though I stagger,

Though I slip,

God is there,

    to pick me up,

    to dust me off,

And fill my cup.

He holds me close,

    and guides my ways,

    I trust in Him,

For all my days.

All He asks,

    of me to do,

    is to keep Him first,

And my heart stay true.

So, ask forgiveness,

    of all your sins,

    and ask Lord Jesus,

In your heart, to be in.

CMH

12-14-08