Chronic ill health. Broken Relationships. Persecutions. Lawsuit. IRS Audit. Foreclosured home. Poor Credit. Despair. Inward denial of Christ.
This has been my past as I have walked with Christ.
Life has not been easy.
But to His name be the glory.
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. Romans 12:1
Yes, there is pain in the offering of our lives.
But He carries our burdens and He has taken on our scars. In fact, if you look at Him close enough, you will find your scars on His hands.
He wants my broken past to come up once again, for all to see.
Digging up the past to be used for His glory
Here's what has happened. Since I have moved my blog over to this new site, many of my past posts did not transfer over with the recent move. So I will be adding them here one by one. God has a great plan in all of this I know!
For the next several days I will be re-publishing posts that many people have already read. If that is you, perhaps you know of someone who could relate to some or all of my story or maybe you know someone who just needs to be encouraged in their journey of following Christ. I ask that you pass along the posts to them in hopes that the Holy Spirit may touch their lives.
Other readers who are new to The Alabaster Jar will have the opportunity to read more about my struggles, my failings, and times when I was gripping and clinging to Christ. Hopefully what I share with you will draw you closer to Christ knowing you are not alone in your own pain and struggles.
Present yourselves, yes even with all of your scars, as a living sacrifice to the One with the scarred, stretched hands.
Live a poured out life for the Master,
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