A Lot of Thoughts -Madison Flowers

In the very last paragraph of book ten, Augustine talks about how he is overwhelmed and terrified of the pile of sins and misery he has accumulated from over the years. He talks about how he contemplated running away to live in solitude because of the overwhelming weight of his sins. I do not know about you guys, but I can 100% relate to that on every level. I always have to remind myself that that is the exact reason Christ came. We cannot handle the weight of our own sin, Christ can though. 

God reminded Augustine of that and comforted him through His word. It is kind of a refreshing paragraph after everything that has happened before it, with Augustine thinking about following the Lord then changing his mind, then thinking about it some more, all while confessing all these things he has done and all these different people he has been around. I liked how Augustine let us relax a little bit with that paragraph and reassured us of Christ and his love for us before throwing that whole "time, eternity, and God" thing at us. I am pretty sure I lost a little bit of my brain in book 11 trying to comprehend all of that. 

But then can we talk about Monica real quick? That woman was a boss. After everything she went through with her husband and his awfulness, she kept her faith and focus on God in the hopes that one day, her husband might come to know Christ. I really do not think I could have done that. Monica’s love and faithfulness is definitely something to think about.

Sorry this post was kind of all over the place, I had a lot of thoughts on this one.

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