I was reading a few Boundless articles and they encouraged me greatly. Also, I've a had a revelation of sorts. "Holy" does not mean "perfection". "Holy" means "set apart". Isn't that wonderful? We are to be holy as God is holy. He is perfecting us but that perfection isn't all there is to holiness. God is love. That's what separates Him from the rest of the world. We are to be set apart as He is set apart. We are to walk in love. I guess, reading my words, it doesn't seem as profound in type as it does in my heart. I guess what came to me is, God did not look down at me and say "Be perfect as I am perfect." He looked down at me and said "Be different as I am different." and oh what a huge chasm there is between those two statements! Even when you're struggling that struggle in and of itself sets you apart from those who aren't struggling. With perfection, either you're perfect or you're not; end of story. For me a whole new concept of love and grace opened up.
Aside from that here are the two articles I found most encouraging:
Chose Joy
Friendship Among Women
And even though the latter article is suppose to be about women it's a lovely reminder of friendship with anyone.
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