Not Finished Yet - I Am a Work In Progress - Be Patient With Me

Simon, Simon, satan has asked to sift each of you like wheat. But I have pleaded in prayer for you, Simon, that your faith should not fail. So when you have repented and turned to me again, strengthen your brothers. ~ Luke 22:31-32

Think about this:
“______(fill your name here), ______(fill your name), satan has asked to sift you like wheat (you know exactly when you feel that your shaken more then you can take).
But I (Jesus) pleaded in prayer for you, ______ (fill your name), that your _______ ( fill in: your faith, your trust, your health, your marriage, your finances, your XXXX fill in) should not fail.
So when you have repented [because on your own - you just couldn’t stand and you felt: when things didn’t turned out the way you tought, when God didn't moved circumstances the way you thought he should … you doubted if God even exist, maybe just like Peter you even denied God, or when you been betrayed you wondered if you should ever trust again, when cancer hit your family too, or when your partner walked out, or maybe you walked out of your marriage, when your financial situation just didn’t worked out, you lost your job, you______(fill in) and in those circumstances you failed],
but when you realized you messed up everything - repented and turned to me (Jesus) again [ because you realized that you need Jesus more then ever, more then anything and when you turned back he (Jesus) was waiting for you, when you made one step toward Jesus he made all of the rest to reach you and he strengthened you] then strengthen your brothers [those who are in pit now, be merciful to them because Jesus died for them too, because Jesus is pleading for them too, help them to get back to Jesus].

I just love this Bible verse. Peter, the one who walked with Jesus for three years, he ate with Jesus, walked with Jesus, saw the miracles and still even before trouble hits, when he feels that he is ready to die for his Master, Jesus already pleaded for him.

Peter didn’t know what the night will hold, but Jesus did. And Jesus didn’t pray that Peter will not deny him, Jesus didn’t pray for Peter to be bold and strong and all the things I would have prayed. No, Jesus prayed that Peter faith will not fail. More then that, Jesus knew that Peter will deny, but even thou he would fail, he’ll be able to repent and turn back.

How often do we promise people and God: never, I will never do that again! I would die for you and then 10 years later, we break our promise, we get pressured and we give in…and then we realize we failed. The biggest problem is not that we failed, but satan will tell you lies like it’s too late, you went too far, you messed up too badly, there is no return back. Don’t believe satan.

Remember before you even failed Jesus pleaded for you too. Jesus asked excessively in advance God to keep not just Peter’s faith but your faith too, your life too. Jesus died to make you a way back to God. So when we realize that we failed, we can simply just repent, turn back and then strengthen those around us who are just one step before their fall too. Unfortunately, until we are here satan will always seek to destroy us, to keep us out of power, out of God, but Jesus today too is at the right hand of God interceding for you and me.

Who then will condemn us? No one - for Jesus Christ died for us and was raised to life for us, and he is sitting in the place of honor at God's right hand, pleading for us. ~ Roma 8:34

We might fail, but we will rise again, because Jesus today too pleads, intercedes for you and me. What a wonderful thing to know, that even before we fail Jesus already makes a way back. I don’t say this to encourage us to live a sinful life or to take Jesus’ scarifies lightly, but it’s great to know, that is not about how good we are, but how Great Jesus is!

Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise.~ Micah 7:8

And then, when we by God's grace will rise, we will be even more powerful, because we know that Jesus made a way.

When you feel that you are shaken - thank Jesus that he already went ahead of you and pleaded for your life too. Jesus bridged the gap back to the Father, so you and I can turn back. Thank you Jesus.