I must be the only one...

I know that at times everyone must feel that he or she is the only one who is having to do the hard thing and forgive, or love, or be merciful, or etc. The truth is that you're not the only one. I'm not the only one. Daily, hourly, minute to minute, moment to moment, people are stirred by the indwelling Spirit of God to walk out our faith by being obedient. It's as though God says, "Hey. You're my kid. I want to see how the training is going...You say that you believe Me and that you really want to know Me. I want you to see for yourself what you really believe about Me." And then insert trouble, terror, hard time, difficulty, etc. And we're not alone. I'm not alone. God extracts our mediocrity from us by inserting (allowing, causing, ordaining) adversity. What do I believe about forgiveness? No, what do I really believe about it? Not someone else's answer. Not what I want to believe about it. What's really in the depths of my heart about the matter? If my heart is not informed by the Word of God, my feelings will dominate my thinking. So much more to say, but I am at a loss in the area of articulation right now. as Dad says, More to come later...