Ripping CDs....and "Accepted in the Beloved"

Ok, I have to be honest: I'm very tired. And it's not because I've had a busy day and run around doing a million things. In reality, I've been sitting in front of this computer for the last I-don't-know-how-long (a good estimate might be 6 hours by now). I know, I know...you're all thinking "How is sitting down all day exhausting?" Well, I don't really know, and I'm sure that'll be one of the questions I ask God someday. But I can assure you, it is. Our family is beginning the process of packing and organizing our house, and since I don't have as much to do as the rest of the family, my job has been to organize our CDs and rip them to this computer. This might be a simple task in some families, but in our family, where 3 out of 4 of us are avid music lovers, it takes much longer than one might think. But I'm really not trying to complain; it hasn't been that bad. It's interesting to see how many CDs we really do have. Crazy, but interesting.

Since that's pretty much it, I may close off for now. I do want to share this wonderful phrase that someone prayed over me the other day. They prayed that God would show me that I was "accepted in the Beloved." I thought it was so beautiful. No matter my past mistakes and failures, I have been made right with God through Jesus Christ. Before God, I am seen in the righteousness of his beloved son Christ, not in my own sinfulness. Amazing, awesome, humbling thought...I am "accepted in the Beloved."