How are you?
What an interesting question. One I am not keen on, because normally either there is insufficient time to answer it properly, or there is insufficient interest from the person asking it to make it worthwhile.
A beautiful thing about blogging, though, is that both factors don’t come into play at all, especially if I am just asking myself and blogging out loud the answer.
When I am asked that question, I usually go into ‘not too bad’ mode so as to avoid further questions on the matter. This evening, however, I was able to be a bit more honest with myself and acknowledge that I am not all that good. I don’t feel great mentally or emotionally. I think part of that is reflected in how I carry myself. There’s a lot on my mind and I have not as yet cast it all on Him who cares for me.
In the midst of all that, this evening I was able to dwell with saints who helped me to bask in a particularly beautiful truth. That truth is that in Christ the state I am in mentally and emotionally does not change God’s view of me. I belong to Him even if my mind is perplexed and heavy. I am His son even when I feel I have let Him down. He takes pleasure in patiently crafting in me the character for which He specifically called me. It is a delight for Him to that for His son, even as it’s a delight for Him to get me to persevere and perfect my faith through diverse challenges.
So in one way the state I am in is not brilliant. In another more important way I am doing very well indeed, because I find I am still in the state of His Kingdom and His rule over my life. By faith in the work of Jesus new life begins and a sense of belonging slowly emerges.
It was a huge comfort to be reminded of that all because He is a holy and merciful God. I desire to spend more time just focusing on the state I am in more by His view.
For His Name’s Sake
Shalom
C. L. J. Dryden
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