1 Cor 1:4-5 I always thank my God for you because of His grace given you in Christ Jesus. For in Him you have been enriched in every way….
I am not living as someone who is more than a conqueror (Rom 8:37). I am not living as a deeply, fiercely, completely loved child of God. I am allowing myself to become overwhelmed by doubts, fears, and missteps. I seem to keep forgetting that I am covered by God’s amazing, unending, undeserved, all-powerful grace. Jesus, Help me.
1 Cor 1:7 Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed.
I seem to go through cycles where I just feel utterly defeated, like everything I do, despite my best intentions, turns out terribly wrong. How do I keep losing sight of the fact that “…the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in me…” (Rom 8:11) because of His radical, life-changing love for me? Jesus, Help me.
1 Cor 1:8 He will also keep you firm to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Lord, Thank You for this day and for the reminder of the power, love, and grace I am covered with as Your deeply loved child. Help me, daily, hourly, moment-by-moment, to feel Your presence, to live Your strength, to show Your love and compassion. I feel like on my own, I keep making a mess of things, but I keep forgetting that because I have claimed You as mine, I am no longer on my own. You are always with me. You strengthen me and cover me with Your grace. I want more of You and less of myself, Lord. I want to honor You with my life. I want to live victoriously through You. Show me how. Draw me closer. Amen.
1 Cor 1:9 God is faithful, who called you into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Have a blessed day.
My faith, my life, my teaching–it's all a work in progress.