Mistakes ...

Wednesday, May 11, 2016. Where humans act, they make mistakes. Some things can be easily identified as mistakes. When you have a clear measure, for example spelling or grammar rules, you can spot mistakes, point to the correct spelling, and then correct them. It is not that easy when it comes to more general human behaviour.

I made a mistake …

I made two mistakes yesterday. One was going first, the second mistake was a result of the first one. Anyway, it was not good. Both mistakes have not been very deep or serious, but they could lead to serious consequences, when I repeat them. Ahh, if I had the choice again, I would try to avoid both of them. So I can at least try to avoid to repeat the mistakes today or tomorrow!

How do we act when we realize that we made a mistake? I went into some prayer this morning, tried to talk to the Lord. I told him, that I was wrong in both of this. He corrected me, told me not to repeat the mistakes today. It was an interesting prayer, since I had the impression that he also asked me about my motivation and goals in doing the mistakes. Why did I act as I did? He asked me, and by this question I realized what motives I had, and that there is a better way.

Then, the Lord also told me, that he forgives me. He told me that he will take care of my actions and help to reconcile the situation. He told me that the results will not be disadvantageous. That is of course fantastic! When you are forgiven, the result is that you are freed from what you did. It is very good to receive such type of forgiveness. It is great!

It needs Faith …

Yet, I also realize that it needs faith to accept forgiveness. It needs the faith that it is really good now, that the Lord will take care, and that I am free. It needs the faith that the Lord is good, that the cross of Jesus has real power, and that life is more than a permanent drag on your success and ability to keep some rules. Life is the freedom and joy of the community with the eternal God! It is the freedom and joy of the community with other humans, from close and from far.

Me and my mistakes … some of my mistakes are easy to spot. Those two yesterday were different. The first one was pretty clear, the second one not immediately. But somehow both of them were obvious to me when I woke up this morning. There are mistakes you do not see so quickly. We are sometimes focused on some goals. We tend to see ourselves and our image we have of this world, of our role in it. But we do not tend to see the life environment of other people, who have their own personal history, their own struggle, their own skills and limitations. We make mistakes here, we come with incomplete judgment, we hurt others.

I am drawn into prayer with this: Lord, please help us. Our perspective is limited. We are only simple humans, with all our limitations, with our desires and needs, with our hopes and dreams. Pleased forgive our sin, please forgive our mistakes, please fill us with your spirit, with your truth and love, with your perspective. You are good, truly good. Please come, Lord, come with your freedom and your joy! (RWEP) ... more texts