Upwards I Look …

Earlier this week I had a troubled night … restless, intense dreams, awake multiple times with FAILURE after FAILURE, SIN after SIN just pummeling my heart and mind.

But one time in the night I awoke from my tossing and turning and found I was singing inside my heart:

“No guilt in life! No fear in death! This is the power of Christ in me!”

And then I went to sleep.

Today? I am here, weak, tired, a little sad … but SO longing to encourage and bless these dear women! SO longing to worship God and help others to do the same.

And this is the cry of my oft-lazy, sin-tempted heart:

“When Satan tempts me to despair and tells me of the sin within, upwards I look and see Him there! Who made an end to all my sin.

To look on Him and pardon me.”

The gospel! The gospel!

The glorious Truth that sinful people like me CAN be and ARE forgiven.

Please pray for me if I flit through your brain this weekend. Other than my “speaker–into croaker–into whisperer–into couldn’t make a sound to save my life gal” women’s retreat in Alaska years and years ago, I don’t know when I’ve been so sick and had so many hours of standing on my feet teaching ahead of me.

May God help me to serve well! (He does. He does.)

Happy, Blessed Friday to you–

Yours,
Tara B.