blameless

Man God has been dealing with me....refining me....I love it!! His word for me lately has been to be blameless.  Daily I have been asking God to help me be blameless. I want Him to show me where I have roots of bitterness, jealousy, laziness, judgement. I want them to be gone. I want to live a blameless life.  No, I am not perfect. He doesn't call me to be perfect, He calls me to be blameless.  An example: A friend and I disagree about something and things were said that hurt.  I start thinking in my head about how that friend said this or that. Then a seed of bitterness is planted. We start hanging out and everything this friend says or does starts to annoy me, then I judge their motives and question if what they are doing is godly.  I struggle with why I am having issues with this friend.  I thought I forgave them for their wrong.  But wait, what is it God is calling me to do? To be blameless, as soon as the seed falls, I call on God to remove it.  I tell the friend that I am sorry for the things I may have said and I truly forgive and allow God to help me forget.  Now, the things they said that I want to forget may still be whispered to me in the dark of night, but instead of dwelling on it or letting the seed take root, allow God to remove it.  I say " God help me to be blameless, I give you the honor and glory for all that you are doing in me. Forgive me for allowing an offense to cause me to sin. Bless my friend and may your glory and joy shine on them." And you praise Him for who He is!

"¹¹ May God our Father and our Lord Jesus bring us to you very soon. ¹² And may the Lord make your love for one another and for all people grow and overflow, just as our love for you overflows. ¹³ May he, as a result, make your hearts strong, blameless, and holy as you stand before God our Father when our Lord Jesus comes again with all his holy people. Amen." 1 Thessalonians 3:11-13