More beautiful You by Johnny Diaz...the power of God

The closer I grow to Christ the more I see how dirty and unclean my heart is.  When you are confronted with your sin and with your selfishness and pride it can be hard to deal with but it is only when we become aware of our sin that we can repent and ask God to change us.  We learned about Nathan and David at the ACBC conference I recently went to that was on emotions and abuse.  I pray we can all be like David when confronted with his sin, and told by Nathan "you are that man", that we would weep in repentance and of a broken and contrite heart before God.  God uses broken people.  He wants to take our broken and unclean heart and make it clean.  David prayed in Psalm 51:10, "Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me."  This was after he was confronted with his sin by Nathan.  After he had had an affair and had a man killed.  God can take even the dirtiest of hearts and make them clean.  He can take the most proud and selfish heart and make it a heart that follows after Him. Let us pray He would do that to us.

I love the song "More Beautiful You" by Johnny Diaz.  I really like these lines from the end of his song,

"So turn around you're not too far
to back away be who you are
to change your path go another way
it's not too late you can be saved.

If you feel depressed with past regrets
the shameful nights hope to forgets
can disappear they can all be washed away
by the one who's strong can right your wrongs

Can rid your fears dry all your tears
and change the way you look at this big world
He will take your dark distorted view
and with his light he will show you truth
and again you'll see with the eyes of a little girl

And I love this part also...

There could never be a more beautiful you
Don't buy the lies disguises and hoops they make you jump through
You were made to fill a purpose that only you could do
So there could never be a more beautiful you

Love y'all and as my beautiful and godly mentor Mary Kaye would say let us pray that God would "order our steps" that we would live for Him and seek him "moment by moment"



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  1. NinaNovember 5, 2018 at 10:10 PM

    You are dedicated to following Christ and letting Him direct you. He has a special plan for you and will use you as you continue to follow after Him.

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