Confessions: ‘In My Own Words’

Jesus Christ, you are superlative and above all. Holy, Holy, Holy, Great and Mighty are you God. Holy are your attributes. Jesus Christ, your name has power and contains the highest authority. 1 The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. 2 The Lord is the true God; he is the living God and the everlasting King. At his wrath the earth quakes, and the nations cannot endure his indignation. 3 The heavens declare your glory. 4 You are the chief cornerstone. 5 I proclaim you as Lord of my life. And I, will love you with all my heart, mind, and soul. 6 Oh Lord, I long to know your secrets. From everlasting to everlasting you are God. 7 Teach me your ways, Oh Lord. Yet how can I, being human, and therefore below your almighty wisdom, understand your ways. For your ways are much higher above mine. 8 Yet, I know that you are patient towards me. 9 Throughout my life, Oh God, you have been the mastermind and the overarching planner. I, being human, often showcase my sin. Yet you, Oh God, being of true mercy, always forgive me, and you, Oh God, being of skillful wisdom 10 use my sin as a tool to teach me your ways, your perfect ways. I can recall one incident of my childhood, where I directly disobeyed your principals. It was the beginning of my first year in middle school. During this sixth grade year my neighbors, sisters, and I all carpooled together for the convenience of our parents. After school, it was our ordinary custom to leave school grounds and walk to a more accessible location for our parents to come and drive us home. (This location was near a man’s private flowerbed.) One day, on our way to our parent’s car, my sisters, my friends, and I walked through this man’s flower bed. We had no intentions to destroy the poor man’s flowers; we were simply careless and did not realize we were trampling the man’s flowers. The concerned man, immediately ran out of his house and angrily asked us to be more careful. At that moment, my ego saw a unique opportunity. This was the perfect way to showcase my authority as the eldest of our carpool group. I would rebel against this man, and show that I truly was a ‘sixth grader.’ I executed my plan by jumping on the man’s flowers every 30 seconds or so. My friends and siblings stood around me surprised, but intrigued. They stared right at me, as if they were rooted to the spot, but then the man ran towards us and they were were gone. I, poor wretch, was caught ‘red-handed.’Though I sinned that day, God was still at work. What I meant for evil, God  meant it for good. 11 I was forced to learn the importance of ‘consequence’. I had to apologize to this poor man, I had to face the punishment of my parents, I had to explain to the school it was my fault if they had received any angry phone calls from nearby houses, I had to eat my pride, and I had to apologize to my friends/siblings for setting a poor example. Sin has consequence. Yet God, you in your rich mercy 12, forgave me.I thank you Lord Jehovah, that you paid my price,I am saved in your name, Jesus Christ. 13 1. Acts 4:12 2. Isaiah 40:28 3. Jeremiah 10: 10  4. Psalms 19:1 5. Acts 4:11 6. Matthew 22: 37 7. Psalm 90:2 8. Isaiah 55:9 9. 2 Peter 3:9 10. Proverbs 2:6 11. Genesis 50:20 12. Ephesians 2:4 13. Acts 4:12