Rom 7:15 I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate, I do.
I try so hard to do the right thing. I want to love, encourage, and uplift others, point them to our precious Savior, remind them that He is with them, that He is making a way in their wilderness, that He loves them fiercely, completely, unconditionally. But I am human and fallible. Sometimes my best intentions just make things worse, more traumatic, for the ones I’m trying to encourage. Jesus, Help me.
Phil 2:13 …for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill His good purpose.
My default, when I get in that mental space of defeat, is to mentally berate myself, which my inner critic just loves. But I am not who I once was, and I can recognize my intention and my heart and give all of it—my efforts, my intentions, my mistakes and missteps—to my Savior, knowing that He can use ALL things, even my feeble, fallible, earthly efforts, for His glory and for the good of His people. Jesus, Help me.
2 Chron 31:21 In everything that He undertook…he sought his God and worked wholeheartedly. And so he prospered.
Lord, Thank You for this day, for this scripture, for the reminder that You know my heart and my intentions and that You can use even my misdirected efforts for Your good. I want to bring You glory, Lord. I want to comfort Your people and shine Your light. Help me, Jesus. Draw me closer. Amen.
Jer 29:13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
Have a blessed day.
My faith, my life, my teaching–it's all a work in progress.