Who's the Real Bad Guy?

I know I've been pretty upset lately. While being upset if you asked me I would have told you "no I'm not mad at this person or that person just at the situation." Which was true. But then when you, or me, let the anger or the hurt towards a situation sit and fester like an open wound we tend to look for someone, anyone, to blame. 

I'm guilty of that. I'm a hundred percent guilty of blaming every bad thing that is happening in my life on certain people at that time.

Truth is, it's not their fault. Its human nature. 

People make mistakes. 

"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." Romans 3:23. That includes "the bad guy" of your situation. That includes you. That includes me.

Have we ever taken a second to look ourselves in the mirror and realize that yes while we're being hurt by someone else that the bad guy in this situation is ourselves. I'm the one, who won't let it go. I'm the one who won't go to the person to ask for forgiveness or forgive them. 

Speaking for myself, I have a hard time getting over things. The truth here is the bad guy, is me. I'm the one who is letting the hurt and the anger fester in my heart. That's a sin all in of itself. 

How am I letting God use me, or how do I expect to hear from God if all I have is this open wound in my heart that I'm letting fester? 

"Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be KIND to one another, TENDERHEARTED, FORGIVING one another, even as God in Christ forgave you." Ephesians 4:31&32

I don't know about you but I'm feeling like I need to ask for some forgiveness in my life. 

Have a beautiful day! 

-Kassandra

Seasons

"To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven" Ecclesiastes 3:1

Seasons Change. We eagerly await the crisp air of fall after going through three months of temperatures higher then 70. The first snow fall close to the holidays ignites a festiveness in us. Seeing the first flower after all the snow melts away give us hope of new life. Then as the temperatures get warmer we look to the possibility of adventure and ice pops. 

Have you ever thought about the situations going on in your life? 

When it started, and when it came to an end. 

That is a season. You go into this season of your life, however long it may be, one way and you come out better. You come out a new creation every time. But don't get comfortable. Because right around the corner is another season. Another time for you to grow. 

We sometimes cry out to God asking why. More than sometimes. I know that is my personal cry to God every time something in my life is hard. God, why? 

That is okay. 

But our second cry would be beneficial (I am saying beneficial here because this is just what I think you should do but I don't want to tell you what you should or shouldn't be doing, that is ultimately up to you.)  if it sounded something like "God thank you for this time to grow." 

I don't know what you're going through at this very moment. But I do know that the creator of the universe is reaching down to you, and He is carrying you. He wants you to know that you're going to come through this. Changed. For the better, if you let Him. Run into your Daddy's arms. 

Season's change. God's constant.

Praying for you all!

-Kassandra