Praise Day 342: Today I praise God for revelation, inspiration, and freedom!

This is going to be one of those praises where I am going to have to share in generalities, but the message should come across. As anyone who is human knows, words spoken can seem to have many different meanings depending on who spoke them, how they meant them, and how they were perceived. There are times that what we meant when we spoke something was misinterpreted because of things like preconceived notions, assumptions made from past experiences, missing pieces in the equation, desires........and any number of other factors. Satan is really good at muddling intentions and causing misinterpretations through these factors. Pride can often find its place in the mix and create an even greater problem. It is at this point that no matter what WE do........we can't fix it and often manage to mess it up even more while trying to do good. As I get older in life, God has given me a revelation........of how I have managed to do ALL of this! Many times I have misinterpreted.......and I have been misinterpreted! I often try to fix things and in the process manage to make a greater mess than I ever expected.......but never on purpose! I have such a great sense of right and wrong.........fair and unfair..........and one heck of a protective nature. When I love, I love hard and deep, and when I hurt......I hurt even deeper........and when I protect, I do it with all of my being. God has been doing a deep work in my life and He has used different types of inspiration as I have been trying to find the balance in it all and find healing and forgiveness in my heart. First, He reveals things in scripture that often I have read, but never really saw what He was saying......that is until it became relevant in my life. Sometimes, He uses these inspirations that show up on Face Book.......just at the right time! Sometimes, He sends just the right person with just the right words that come from the Lord.............and sometimes.........He comes in the silence with His still small voice, and that is often the hardest one to hear because it is not often that I am totally silent.......just ask those voices in my head......hehehehe!!!! The hard one is that sometimes He brings conflict to a head that has to be dealt with or it will stifle your walk with Him and your usefulness to others for Him! (This is my least favorite method! There is always crying and brokenness involved!) Now the great part of all this is the freedom that comes when I realize what God is teaching me, showing me, and revealing to me! You see, God wants us........designed us to live a life like that of Christ when we are Christians (little Christs). When we live outside of a life that is to be lived like Christ, we WILL experience pain, suffering, and overall misery! God has freedom for us.......the question is, are we willing to take it? I pray that God will continue to work in my life and that He will reveal truth, reveal those things that are hidden that cause pain, and reveal His grace and peace! I pray for healing of hearts and minds and healing of relationships! I pray that He will change what needs changing, humble what needs humbling, and break those things that need breaking! I want my life to be a life lived for Him and His purpose! I want to ask forgiveness for my trespasses and yet I will not apologize for doing Gods Will. I am not ashamed of doing what He has called me to do, but I am ashamed for being blinded by my own hurt and not seeing what His Will is at times! If there is anything you take from this, I want it to be: I am an imperfect, highly flawed, overly emotional...........lover of my Lord! I fail Him daily and daily He NEVER fails me! If I hurt you.......it is NOT intentional! If I offend you because of my faith in my God, then I pray that you find Him and see the beauty and grace of His forgiveness that I have! My heart longs to see ALL find freedom in Him! I know this was a strange day of praise........but this is what God has shown me.