Amazing Grace
John Newton
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.
T'was Grace that taught my heart to fear.
And Grace, my fears relieved.
How precious did that Grace appear
The hour I first believed.
Through many dangers, toils and snares
I have already come;
'Tis Grace that brought me safe thus far
and Grace will lead me home.
The Lord has promised good to me.
His word my hope secures.
He will my shield and portion be,
As long as life endures.
Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess within the veil,
A life of joy and peace.
When we've been here ten thousand years
Bright shining as the sun.
We've no less days to sing God's praise
Than when we've first begun.
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.
Time is a precious thing, I think it's something that most people take forgranted. It's something that's lost and can never be brought back. Something that once used up can never be recharged. Looking back at the past six months I see how I've wasted my time away. Some people say six months isn't a very long time, but as I look back it seems like an eternity. So many changes have happened, and they seemed to happen without my knowledge. It's like I was outside of my body watching time go by with no control over how I used my time.
People use time as an excuse.
"I have no time"
"Time ran out before I knew it"
"I just lost track of time"
And so many more. I know for the past six months I have been using time as an excuse. And even now I continue to use it as an excuse. I feel so busy, like my head will explode if I do anything else outside of work and sleep.
Busyness has got me to this place. I forgot about life and just worked until I became so busy that life forgot about me. Luckily grace has never left my side. Yeah I've made a lot of mistakes, maybe more mistakes and the most impactful mistakes of my entire life. I hang my head in shame. I used busyness and time as an excuse to forget about God, and my friends. What a sad statement. But as I was talking to a friend of mine over the phone she made a statement, almost in passing, but she said,
"I really beleive God is in every part of our lives"
I almost came to tears when she said that. Another friend reminded me that mistakes are not my identity. Profound statements that are turning my life around, the grace of God through the words of my friends. I was allowing my mistakes to define my life, and through that I was losing my life. Even now I have to fight for that which I know is truth. God loves me and is STILL with me EVEN NOW. I desire that part of my life back. I am going to start to fight.
Thank you to my friends who will never give up on. Thank you for fighting on my behalf, thank you for loving me when I couldn't love myself.
Posts
Home Sweet Home! by The Pioneer Woman
3 years ago
