Psalm 30:6-7 When I felt secure, I said, “I will never be shaken.” …but when You hid Your face, I was dismayed.
I consider myself to be a strong person, independent, capable. With time and effort, I can do most anything I set my mind to. Usually, these traits serve me well, but sometimes they get me into trouble. Sometimes I get so busy “working for the Lord” that I miss what He is actually calling me to do for Him. I told a friend recently that lately I felt like a banshee howling into the gale. That feeling should have been a tip-off that I was operating under my own strength and not in my Savior’s. Jesus, Help me.
2 Cor 12:9a My grace is sufficient for you.
I know that God created me exactly as I am for a purpose. I’m pretty sure His purpose for me involves loving others, encouraging them, showing care and compassion, especially to those who aren’t used to receiving it, those who feel they don’t deserve it, those who are in desperate need of His hope. But at times it seems so very overwhelming, the scope of the task before me. There are so many who need hope and encouragement, myself included. Jesus, Help me.
2 Cor 12:9b When you are weak, My power is made perfect in you.
Lord, Thank You for this day and for the reminder that You are my strength. Thank You for creating me exactly as I am for Your purpose. Thank You for the reminder that I’m not supposed to do this in my strength. I need You. Your strength is perfected in my weakness. Help me to breathe, to wait on You, to trust in You, to see what You are calling me to right this minute, to do that thing to the best of my ability, to refocus in Your will, to move on to the next thing You are calling me to do. One step at a time, Jesus. Show me the way. Draw me closer. Amen.
Psalm 30:11 You turned my wailing into dancing; You removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy….
Have a blessed day.
My faith, my life, my teaching–it's all a work in progress.