“The work…is not so much to make ourselves better as to be honest about who we are right now. When we are candid with ourselves and with God, then we can release to Him the issues that we know need healing, and thus be purified by His spirit. Our best intentions to “act better” don’t mean all that much; our willingness to have Him make us better means everything.” Marianne Williamson, Everyday Grace (page 234).
A friend sent me this quote, quite a while ago. It reminds me of Yoda's advice to "do or do not, there is no try." This is the fine line of grace that Christ-followers walk: we do not try to "do better" in our own strength - we are not trying to be good people, or to be good enough. Instead, we are laying down in total honesty and submission, opening up our failures to God and allowing the Holy Spirit to do good through us, despite our brokenness.
We pray, we fast, we tithe, not to be good people, but to continue to be aware of our brokenness and be more intimate with God, to give the Holy Spirit more and more openings to do miracles through us.
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