GOD OF MERCY
Today I was working on a
faux finish that will go on the outside of a building. I had to match a sample
that I was given. I’ve been working on it but I just can’t seem to get it
right. I started to feel the pressure this morning and I was getting more and
more fearful as the day went on. The deadline was growing bigger than the possibility
of a solution.
Finally, I had to get both
my bosses outside to take a look at the pieces I’d done and get some
suggestions. All the suggestions included mixing more paint, starting from
scratch and going through all the steps again. Yikes!
But at least I was going
to have help. We all went our separate ways for lunch and I took the opportunity
to pray. I prayed for Jesus to help me. I really needed Him and I told Him so.
I got the article out that I was currently editing. It’s on being comforted
under the wings of God. I needed that myself! I read it and made a few
corrections and then opened my Bible to the book of Ruth. As I was soaking in her
story, the scripture came into my head, “Lift up the hands that hang down,” from
Hebrews 12:12.
That scripture coming to
my mind was evidence to me of the love of Jesus and the mercy of God to answer
my cry for help.
I remembered that I’d
posted an article about that in January of this year where I attached a link to
a TED talk about nonverbal communication, where people were tested: if they
lifted their hands up in a victory pose for just 2 minutes, their blood levels
of testosterone went up and they felt more confident.
I decided now was the time to try it.
I went into the restroom. I
laid down my cell phone on the sink and looked at the time. I lifted up my arms
above my head as if I’d just won a race and I said out loud, “I have the
victory through Jesus Christ, I have the victory through Jesus.” I snuck a look
at my phone and I’d only done it for one minute, so I stretched out my arms a
little more and said it a few more times till 2 minutes were up. I left the
restroom and doggone it if I didn’t really feel more confident. I really did. I
felt invigorated and even a little carefree.
It really worked! I lifted
up my hands like it says in the Bible and like it was confirmed and
demonstrated on the TED talk on the internet.
When my one boss came back
from lunch he started working on the pieces with me and we had some good laughs
as we both came up with almost the same exact colors. We took them outside to
see how they looked against the sample; they were way off! We both looked at
each other with wrinkled brows. We shrugged our shoulders and off we went to
try again.
The goofy thing is that
the piece we were looking at, appeared to have mustard color in it when we saw
it outside, and the same color appeared reddish when we had it inside! We got
out a fan deck of colors and took the piece outside to match it up, so I’m sure
we’ll do better tomorrow.
I hope we come up with
something super great. I really trust that we will. One thing’s for sure: I
will have a better attitude and my hands will stay lifted up in victory.
Life is better with Jesus
for sure and God’s kindness and mercy to me today was well appreciated. “With everlasting kindness will I have mercy
on thee, saith the Lord thy
Redeemer” (Is. 54:8).
“For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant,
but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to
those who have been trained by it. Therefore lift your drooping hands”
(Heb. 12:11-12).
If you didn’t get to watch the TED talk before, here’s the link. I
think it’s less than 10 minutes long. Enjoy.
Love, Carolyn
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