Those were the words my friend said to me after having had a couple of rough days. Ironically, I have, since she said this to me, had a few of my own difficult days for reasons I don't wish to disclose and that phrase has run around and around in my head. "Nothing has changed but God is working on me."
I think I've talked a little about this before, but this is something "big" in my life at this time so, that's what I'm going to blog about. People are people. Even Christians are still people and will still act like people sometimes. I still act like people sometimes. But that doesn't mean it doesn't hurt when these people start acting like people and that sometimes it feels like you just dealt with this and "when is it going to be over with?". Well, it might not ever change until we're all in Heaven, face to face with Jesus, and then we'll all really be able to see the facts. But, even if it never changes, I need to let Him work on and in me. To change me, to make me more like Him.
I just love the Psalms and found quite a few little gems to give me strength this morning. One of which was 24:21
"Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee."
We talk so much of integrity in our society. Well, if I can act the way He would want me to act, and keep my attitude in check, then that would be true integrity in Christ.
I'm kinda smack dab in the middle of this right now so I feel kinda like all of my thoughts about it are racing around and around. But I know this one thing, that if I'll let Him, He WILL work on me. Maybe not ever changing the situation but changing ME so that I can handle the situation in a Christ honoring fashion. Which is ultimately what I need to do in every area of my life. So be patient with me, becuase He's still working on me. :-)
With Prayers,
Sarah