Sunday, August 17, 2008
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God's Mercies Are New Every Morning
by miss poppy
It is of the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. - Lamentations 3:22-24I love the fact that Scripture tells us God's mercies are new every morning. I mean, it's not like God goes to sleep for eight hours and then wakes up with shiny new mercies. No, we are the ones who need to sleep. We are the ones who oversleep and then get to work late, only to find out that we forgot to finish a project. We're the ones who snap at our family members when we get home and overindulge in mindless entertainment. We're the ones who settle into bed with heavy hearts, remembering all the times we've needed God's forgiveness during the day and feeling utterly depleted.
But God is never depleted. We can open our eyes the next morning with absolute joy in the knowledge that our Father is waiting to spend the day with us, pouring out His mercy and grace. We can't use up His mercies; instead, we can wake up with a renewed sense of wonder at God 's marvelous grace, knowing that He has a more than abundant supply of everything we need, and His hand is open to give it to us if we ask Him.
Our Father does not grow weary of us as we grow weary of ourselves. Instead, He gives us every day as an opportunity to experience the deep joy of His ever-present mercies, mercies that can reach us no matter how bleak our circumstances. And if we lose sight of those mercies? No need to fear; they will be just as wonderful tomorrow as they were today.
Do you ever get tired of yourself or your life? How has God renewed you lately?
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Comments (27)
I do get tired of myself sometimes, but then I look at myself through God's eyes and know that He is so excited to show me what He is going to do in my life, whether it's three years down the road or later in the day.
God had renewed my passion for life and my calling to Ireland, and also my passion for music. I feel refreshed!
what's so weird is right before i checked my subscriptions "God's Mercies are new every morning" Popped up into my head and here this comes up. Nothing happens by accident. have a blessed sunday
That one of the things I love about God. No matter how bad I screwed up the last day, he forgives me and I have a whole new day in the morning. :)
Man, I just blogged that verse last night.
I had a horrible week last week. I was so ready to give up on everything. I spent yesterday watching The Call DC and worshiping and praying with hundreds of other people. I feel so refreshed and more excited about the coming weeks and months. I think it was important for me to forget about what is going on in my life and to focus on a bigger picture. Not that what I'm going through isn't important, but I need to trust that God has worked all this out for my good because I love Him. Yesterday it wasn't important.
I often get tired of myself...sometimes I get so frustrated that I'm not where I thought I needed to be.
I think that our realization of God's mercy is one of the most important things that separates a believer from a non-believer. It is important to always have hope and faith as we wait for our circumstances/personality flaws to change. Thank you so much for sharing, it was something I needed to read!
Hey, I saw you subscribed to me.
I think its great what your doing here, I read the "What we're about" section and it mentioned that your a group of people? Are you all from the same church?
~Drew
@Drewbydooby@xanga - No, we're not even from the same country. I saw that Revelife had subscribed to my xanga, and they were looking for writers. I applied, and they contacted me and invited me to become a regular contributor. I don't know any members of Revelife outside of cyberspace, but I'm really loving getting to know other writers and readers through the site.
Our one unifying factor as contributors is our Christianity. Our readers have many different faiths and backgrounds.
Amen.
Thank you for your encouraging post!
"Do you ever get tired of yourself." I sigh... Yes.
But then if we didn't, we would be unable to transcend ourselves. By ourselves this is impossible, yet it must happen. If I were totally content, then I wouldn't be open to God's daily graces. Even sleep is a gift from God -- no matter how awful the day, night comes and gives us sleep. The next morning is a new day. Even a bad memory can be a gift... at times.
The ability to accept God's graces pretty much defines the Christian attitude. Mary was the yes word uttered to God.
I do get tired very easily especially when i have a bad day but Praise the Lord! For He is good all the time. We should give him praise at all time. Whether if things are good or bad because everything in life happen for a reason. Amen?
I get tired, angry, and frustrated at myself a lot. I'm not anywhere close to where I want to be. There are times I get close to giving up. Just when I falter God makes himself known to me. I wake up thinking "New day! New opportunities ".
Every morning, I wake up with a refreshing way to start the day.. :)
i am tired of my self.. and the mistakes I've made.. i'm thankful for god who is merciful.. but I've reached a point when.. i question how much i deserve it.
thank you for this.
@shesturningblue@xanga - None of us deserves it! That's why it's grace.
Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
The point of Christianity is that we cannot do right. If we try, we will always fail. We have to have Christ's life in us. He is the only one who is righteous, and He will do right through us because we can't. Our job is to die to ourselves more and more and rely on Him more and more. I have far to go, but I do this by seeking God and enjoying His presence throughout my days. He does the hard part.
The Bible calls our righteousness "filthy rags" before God. I've tried to be good and failed miserably, but God never fails when He tries.
@misspoppy - thank you for comment. While, I have heard what you've said.. it's important that I sink it in... It's easy to slip so thank you for telling me. And, as difficult it is to put into practice...it must be...
thanks for asking this. Jesus has renewed me totally this week... i even posted about it. the entry is a bit long... but i like to chronicle my testimonies in detail. here is the link.
like i've said many times before... it always amazes me when God performs miracles... even if i see them every single day... it's so beautiful and inspiring. it makes my heart sing. =)
God is so good! His mercies endure forever! Now that is a very long time more than we can fathom. I have been a chirstian since approx. 1965 and of course that makes me 52 soon to be 53 in September. I had spent about 8 years not going to church and when I did return I ended up in the denomination of my youth. It just felt like I had come home the very first time I entered the building. We do not have a car and so many of the people in my church have been giving me rides which is so cool. I could not attend without those rides. While our city does have public transportation (buses) and I use them ALL the time they do not run on Sundays
. Currently our church has a van ministry where they will come and pick you up for church and take you home after; but I have gotten to know enough people now that I am able to get them to give me a ride especially someone who lives near me and is going also. God is very good and merciful and has blessed me so much. Mercy comes in when we know we have sinned and we know God knows but he forgives us anyway. Sometimes we feel guilty but He forgives us; actually He has already forgiven us yet it is very important for us to ask for forgiveness to let God & ourselves know we respect and honor Him and to keep that respect and honor alive.
thank you for posting this. i reaaallly needed to read this. thank you t hank you thank you...
this was great to read ..because i was having a bad day. thank you :]
Thank you for this sharing. Yes, I'm always usually very tired since I sometimes get too much on my plate.... but God is good. He never leaves us when we either have a good day or a bad day. This is a good reminder that his mercies are new each morning of each living day. We just need to be blessed and thankful.
Righteousness and lenience can be said as the representation of God in my heart. Well, as we all know that God always loves us, no matter how good or bad we are. He always tries his best to help us get away from the devils. He never gives us up, as long as one day we are willing to approach God.
Frankly somehow i do feel pretty tired of my life. When I was still studying at school, I found school work quite tedious and I didn't wanna do it anymore , nor did i want to go for school any longer it's like the life's dull. yet when I've got a summer job my mind was sarcastic that I didnt' wanna let continue doing the job for I founf the life's mechanical. I always ask myself what I do want actually. It's like I dont' like to do anything .. it's weird. .. perhaps unlike the only thing I like -- music, everything what I do I just feel not interested at all XD.
But whatever, I know that somehow thiese are the pathways God leads me to go and helps forge my persistance for the sake of my goodness.
you have no idea how much i needed to read this!!!!!!!
I do get tired of myself on occasion...probably at least once a day honestly. Fortunately, God has given me the wisdom to notice my problem, and take action (whether it's doing something, or just listening to Him) to correct my ill-placed thoughts/feelings.
As for His renewals for me, I get renewed every time I see my girlfriend smile at me on the webcam. The way she loves me is only possible by her acceptance of His love for me, and I thank God every day that she wants to love me so much...she's THE love of my life here on this earth.