wake up, princess! *slap slap*

*warning: the following blog is a bit quirky, to say the least....the following is some dialogue i've been rehashing and processing since heather shared on thursday night*

the tear drop. the earth trembling. the curtain destroyed. changed the world forever.
there is no need to punish myself for my screw ups. to do so is to forsake the redemptive new life Christ bought for me. (ouch....imagine nanny throwing away the diamond ring you gave her for her birthday.....that pales in comparison to what you do to the precious gift dad gave you)
it is finished!! welcome to the new life. a free gift to me. paid in full by the Daddy who created me and loves me. quit trying to earn it already!
recieve it and live.
get over yourself and your petty situations!! just live and step into the life Dad's given you.
honor him, show your gratitude through your actions and by stepping into the new life.
once again, stop punishing yourself! are you greater than God? he's forgiven you and loves you. there is no condemnation! so what gives you the right to bash his daughter and punish her for what's already been covered by the blood?
be grateful for the new life and honor the him who's given it to you.
how can i honor him?
i can honor him by going straight to him when i fall.
i can honor him by not running away in guilt and shame.
i can honor him by receiving his love....letting him lavish his love upon me, especially when i feel i deserve it the least.
because i am in Christ, i am a new creation; the old is gone, and behold the new has come!
do you get that?? do you realize how exciting that is?!??! brand spankin new, girl! no baggage, no guilt trips, no crap.
paul forgot what was behind and strained toward what was ahead....he pressed on toward the prize, not the chore. not the bore, but the prize. don't for one cotton pickin minute think that this new life is a bore filled with all the "fun" you have to give up (don't you remember how miserable all that "fun" made you in the end?!)
it's not "oh woe is me"....it's "yippee!!"
new life is filled with joy! This is your great adventure, quirkster.
Let's ride.