abandoned to Christ.

  The mercy and kindness of my Abba, God and Father truly has no end. The photo I used to create the above Scripture-Picture is of a precious, black swallowtail butterfly catepillar, enjoying the fennel I grow in my garden; for my family and loved ones  and for it. I took this picture because it reminded me of something King David once penned, When I look at Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,      the moon and the stars, which You have set in place, what is man that You are mindful of him,      and the son of man that You care for him? ~Psalm 8:3-4, ESV and also this passage from Psalm 22 that reflect our Savior's agony on the Cross of Calvary, But I am a worm and not a man,      scorned by mankind and despised by the people. All who see Me mock Me;      they make mouths at Me; they wag their heads; "He trusts in the LORD; let Him deliver Him;      let Him rescue Him, for He delights in Him!" ~Psal...

I know it sounds a bit strange to say that I’m grateful I grieve. But when I add the words, “when God grieves”, then, for any beloved child of God Most High, it doesn’t sound strange at all. Rather, it demonstrates the power of the Holy Spirit in us; that renews our minds and transforms our hearts to think how God thinks, and to feel what He feels, and do what He does; the way He does it—in His steadfast love, righteousness, and justice (Jer 9:23-24). One of the sins that us Christians rarely speak, think, or teach about, is the sin of omission. The sin of knowing the good we ought to do and not doing it (Js 4:17). This passive sin (neglecting to do good) grieves our God and Father just as much as when we actively doing evil. Examples of the sin of omission include: neglecting to daily seek the face and counsel of our God in all our ways (Prov 3:5-8) and neglecting to pray without ceasing for the needs of others as well as ourselves. This particular sin of omission is fr...