One Of Those Questions Again!

One of my favorite songs.  I was blessed to hear it going home from work a couple of nights ago, not just because I love it but because it brought with it some much needed correction to my behavior.  

Another night at work.  There always seems to be such unfairness there.  Certain people seem to be taken advantage of regularly, and I can't stand watching it.  So of course, I get aggravated, and of course I have something to say about it....and of course I don't always come across in the most kindly of manner.   When I heard the line in that song, "and like a flood, Your mercy reigns,"  I was cut to the core.  "Had I been merciful tonight?" I heard in my heart.  And so sadly, so very, very sadly, the answer was "no."  

There is nothing else to say to that.  God has called us to share His mercy, and I, time and time again fail to do so.  And to think how much mercy He has bestowed on me....undeserving, difficult child that I am.  

But He did not leave me without hope, or comfort after these words of discipline.  He truly is a good Father.  The chorus opens with, "My chains are gone, I've been set free."  I don't have to live with a hard, rigid heart....I've been freed from that, the prison doors are open for me to live a life of softness!

So last night I was back at work, and all the unfairness, all the same junk was going on, but my attitude was somewhat gentler.  Things still need to change there....and I don't know if they ever will....but I know I will.  The Holy Spirit is working on me day by day, minute by minute to create a Christ-likeness the world can see and feel.  

Micah 6:8  No, O people, the Lord has told you what is good, and this is what He requires of you:  to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.

Hosea 6:6  I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices.

Proverbs 3:3  Let not mercy and truth forsake you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.