Thursday night Bible study has been quite the learning experience. We're doing a study that is teaching us to look at ourselves differently. It's really attacking the lies that we buy into about ourselves and other's every day. It's been really tough on me. As much as I don't like to admit it - I can be tougher on myself than anyone else ever would be. That isn't a good thing because the eyes that I see myself through are also the eyes that I see others through.
I found a video tonight on tangle that I think we'll watch this Thursday. It's a video where several people walk up to the camera holding a sign that has their "hidden" sin or a "hidden" pain written on it (loss of a child, divorce, drugs, etc...). It's set to the song lyrics "Oh, how He loves us. Oh, how He loves us. Oh. Oh, how he loves us...". Each person then flips their sign over to reveal what God has done in their lives with the pain or sin. It really struck me. What would be my sign ? Sadly, I have a long list of things I could put on mine. I realize though my list is long - His mercies are much greater than any list I have. I've been staring at the wrong side of my signs for too long. I should have been looking at the other side. The side that says forgiven, changed, loved, and cherished. I really hope that I can get this lesson and keep hold of it.
Another name for this is "cardboard testamonies." Two Easter's ago our church in Nashville did this for all 4 Easter services. Chris and I each had a sign. Chris' said on the first side, "Waiting to find out if I have cancer." On the second side it said, "Already know God is good and in control." I cried the whole Sunday.
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