The
Ability to Receive
by
Barbara Philbrook
A special
someone asked me a question today,
and when I answered she instantly began to pray.
Is it
difficult for you to receive what others offer you,
have you the awareness that this is true.
Oh yes it
has been a curse all of my life,
I recognize the defect and it has caused me strife.
Prayerfully
she said not to receive is an insult to our Lord,
He made us what we are and His efforts deserve an
applaud.
God does
not make errors nor does He make junk you see,
not to accept compliments is to claim we were made less
than perfectly.
Now before
we accept Jesus into our heart,
we are then imperfect and were from the start.
Our
sinfulness made us imperfect and we had a flaw or two,
but by accepting Jesus it is His perfection the world
gets to view.
Once we
accept we are then seen no longer as other men,
we are seen as reflections of Jesus who lives through us
again.
The
compliments are for His perfection seen in and through
us,
never again when being offered a compliment shall I fuss.
Never
again shall I brush words of praise or encouragement
aside,
now I will accept them with humbling pride.
Thank You
Father for allowing me to see,
that others looking my way see a reflection of Thee.
Thank You
for showing me how I may have caused You pain,
and for the conviction that from this sin I may refrain.
Thank You
for a sister who's so in touch with You,
I know her words were loving, sincere and true.
The
ability to receive, be it things or words of praise,
I know I posses it Lord, I ask You it's power to raise.
 
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