There is this poem my mom taught me as a child a poem that was much like a prayer, in the poem it mentioned “ I a know am not perfect , and can not hope to be , I am grateful you still loved me “. Even now over two decades later I may not remember the whole prayer but I remember this part because it still humbles me. That even in the mist of my imperfections,  God still showers me with blessings , He still calls me perfect, He still calls me His beloved, He treats me as if I am not broken and bruised and guilty.

God wants us broke beloved. There is a scripture that always touches my heart it is Jesus saying ²⁰ For “I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:20). He says this because they followed the laws and regulations to the “T” but their heart wasn’t in it , they didn’t do it out of their love for God but our for worldy reasons. It wasn’t about Gods glory at all , the honor in the law , the love in law gets pushed out with religious traditions. And Jesus knew that , and He prepared their hearts for this truth because before He comes to this bold , electrifying statement He tells us some promises, (with conditions) . He says that we will inherit the kingdom of heaven , if we are poor in spirit , we will see God, if we are pure in heart and so much more , but one that truly humbles me is this, WE WILL BE COMFORTED , if we mourn.

God doesn’t want us to put on some charade, because there is nothing we can hide from Him , he can see right into our hearts. In fact that is the first place that our Father looks, He does see the eyes, the hair, the breast, the tattoos, the chucks, the tight dress, the baggy pants, the fitted jeans the 200 thousand dollar Armani suit, HE sees our heart. He sees who fills our hearts, and our minds, is it the worries of this world. Or is it the word. It is lust, or is it Love.  The bible isn’t meant to expose us to God, it is meant to expose us to ourselves. God already knows what we have done, what we have intentions to do. But most of all He knows what we are capable of . He sees the beauty each and everyone of us beholds, He sees each and every promise He wants to give to us. But we keep our selves from the promises, for various reasons. But today beloved, today God gave me multiple promises.

Today the Lord ,reminded me of How good and great and marvelous He is and how I could never out do , or out think, or out bless Him. And how we could never want to because It is so much more fun and peaceful , and delightful to be surprised by Him.

I used to hate surprises before I came to know the Lord, now I get excited for what God will do next. I am humbled that He even blesses me at all. But instead of dwelling on all the reasons I am unworthy, which I did for a long time, this year and for the rest of my life I choose to have a zealous heart full of joy , because joy is what the haters, and the enemy hates the most. Genuine joy, through good and especially rough times. If God sees fit to bless me and give me promises , then instead of dwelling on why I don’t deserve them I will spend the rest of my life using my promises to bless others. When people invest in the missions I go on , they are investing in the kingdom of God. I have been loved through out  my whole life, I possess a heart for the whole world and a desire to love everyone in it according to Gods will and grace and glory.

How do you act when you receive promises beloved?   Do you use them to bless others. I pray you do . And I pray the next time you receive a promise and blessing from the Lord, you think of at least 1 way you can bless others with it ! We are blessed to blessed others! And I pray beloved you empty your heart every day to God don’t hold back ! In Jesus name I do pray amen !

By Diana M Jordan ♥