Corinthians 3:4,5
And such confidence we have through Christ toward God. Not that we are adequate in ourselves to consider anything as coming from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God.
It's so easy to feel overwhelmed by life. When we consider our responsibilities in marriage, family, work, church and extended family, feelings of inadequacy and hopelessness can rise suddenly and envelop you like a thick fog.
Yet you can keep from being overwhelmed by focusing on the sufficiency of Christ. He is alive today, and He stands ready to guide you along the way.
There's a great poem that says:
Lord, I crawled across the barrenness to You with my empty cup
Uncertain of asking for any small drop of refreshment
If only I would have known You better,
I would have come running with a bucket.
God wants us to know Him and to receive His blessings and to live a life of peace, purpose and pardon. The Bible contains many wonderful principles and truths, but these principles will be only stale dogma and doctrine to you unless you allow the person of Jesus Christ to be at the center of your life. As A. W. Tozer states, "The most important thing about you is what you think about God."
No matter how inadequate you feel in helping your mate, God is completely able to do what appears impossible. His power is most evident when we are weakest. As Paul says in Philippians 4:13, "I can do all things through Him who strengthens me."
Why not submit to Him today and ask Him to be your sufficiency and your strength?
Prayer: That you would be able to trust in God's sufficiency even when you feel you are unable to do anything worthy on your own.
Discuss: In what areas do you feel inadequate? How has God proven His sufficiency to you in the past?
7 comments:
"The most important thing about you is what you think about God."
Chew on that awhile. Is that how each of us would say we define ourselves?
Blessings,
cas
I'm still chewing Clark. Mainly because I feel inadequete in a lot of different areas of my life. But when I'm placed in certain situations I do rise to the occassion which I can only point to God as giving me the strength and the skills to perform.
I heard it said( and I believe it too )that you will not know who you are until you know who God is. Life is tough enough without having to fight God.
that's a GREAT quote. love the poem as well.
tba
Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Well said everyone.
This line jumped out at me...
"God wants us to know Him and to receive His blessings and to live a life of peace, purpose and pardon."
I am not sure how anyone faces the challenges of fatherhood, marriage, work, etc. "On thier own".
I am not sure how anyone faces the challenges of fatherhood, marriage, work, etc. "On thier own".
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