Presence
"Do not despair, thinking that you
cannot change yourself after so many years. Simply enter into the presence of
Jesus as you are and ask him to give you a fearless heart where he can be with
you. You cannot make yourself different. Jesus came to give you a new heart, a
new spirit, a new mind, and a new body. Let him transform you by his love and
so enable you to receive his affection in your whole being."
I'm gleaning much from Henri Nouwen's The
Inner Voice of Love these days. Outside of Jesus' presence there is often fear
and frustration and the knowledge that we cannot change ourselves. The gift of
his presence changes all that, for the presence of Love casts out all fear.
How does the promise of Jesus' presence
speak encouragement into your life today?
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