He Knows

"Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, 

that he might sift you like wheat, 

but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. 

And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers." 

Luke 22:31-32

 Insecurities tend to overwhelm me at times when everything seems to crumble around me. Even as I do this Christian thing that seems foreign to me in a lot of ways because I never really dove into it like I have as of late. A lot that I have learned shows how flawed I am as a person, a sibling, a friend, a daughter.. like I said earlier- overwhelming. Yet, at the same time I'm so grateful that Christ does not turn away anyone who comes to Him with true hearts. God knows that we will fall, that we will have moments of frustration and just straight-up sinfulness, which is why Jesus was sent to wash away our sins, because we are only humans so no matter how hard we try to overlay our sins with 'good deeds' it'll stink up the place at some point. I'm so grateful for that, because no amount of my own cleaning will do anything to cleanse my flaws. Christ knows of the brokenness I have within me, I can only pray more fervently that He will show me the true way to sanctification. Not out of my own works but by the guidance of the Holy Spirit that was sent to lead us, and by giving me the heart to reciprocate that grace and love towards others that God has so graciously brought, continue to bring, into my life.