Thursday, September 19, 2013

A Lesson from Becky

Today I went to the Baby's Home here in Seguku with my friend Elise. Here I met Becky.
Becky is an orphan. Age 4.
Becky bit Peter on the arm.
Elise tells Becky to go stand by the office door. That is when they really know they are in trouble.
After discipline, the children are to pray.
Becky asks Elise, "I need to pray for my heart?".
Elise says, "Yes, you need to pray for your heart".

So here I am, on the porch of a beautiful home, on top of a mountain overlooking the large city of Kampala, asking myself, "I need to pray for my heart?".

Jesus says, "Yes, you need to pray for your heart".

1 John 3:20 says sometimes our hearts condemn us. God has reminded me today of how He is greater than my heart, and He knows everything. He has seen it all, the full extent of my evil. Yet, He does not condemn me. But I am the one who condemns myself. Jesus knows the fear and doubt in my heart. He know that I tried to run from Him, more specifically tried to run from His call to come back to Uganda. So today He says, "Pray for your heart Camille, and quit condemning yourself while your at it". :)

1 John 3:21&22 The Message
And friends, once that's taken care of  and we're no longer accusing or condemning ourselves, we're bold and free before God!




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