I
chuckled within me basically out of disappointment. A few weeks ago, I tried to
fix some techy issues on my blog but couldn’t get it right.
I had spent all day and wasn’t making head way or so I thought.
Just like many people, I have spent my time trying to stay on top of things in
my life and lesser time to seek directions.
“If I could just make it right”, I said to myself.
You see the main problem was...
I
had tried to do it all by myself!
I
relied on my hard work to get things done
May be you think more work represented more results like did,
How
wrong I was!
I
heard the Holy Spirit whisper’ “The race is not to the swift”.
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the
swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet
riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and
chance happeneth to them all.
Ecclesiastes 9:11
“My
grace is sufficient for you”
And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my
strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory
in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 2Corinthians
12:9
Prayer: Dear Lord, I am sorry for
relying on my intellect, my own strategy and my own wisdom and my strength. I
pull my weight on you and completely rely on your unfailing grace.
We
think we have it all figured out. At these moments of our personal struggles,
We
feel less than qualified,
Our
work feels less than perfect,
We
feel unequipped
Like
you, I felt that same way and now I was falling short of the standard I had set
for myself. I had failed by own standards.
“We don’t need more of us to do His work
We need more of Him”
But
it is not our standards that God uses. No!
It
is His standard,
It
is His Work,
It
is His Kingdom
It
is about Him not us
For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and
ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.
2Corinthians 4:5
What
does He require of us?
Ours
business is to,
Trust
Him for the journey
Listen
to Him for directions
Obey
Him for the work
Rely
on His Grace for the way
It
is not a destination but our service in the Kingdom is a journey. Each day
gives us an opportunity to
learn
during the course of our work.
We
need not substitute His
Grace with hard work, education, intellect, earthly wisdom, finance.
God
is our sufficiency and our completion. More of His Grace represents more
productive results with more ease.
Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of
ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;
2 Corinthians 3:5
Now
you see, I was short changing myself. I was cheating myself every time I relied on
me!
Wow!
With
His Grace the journey was made easier all I need do is drink daily from His cup
of mercies and grace.
Are
you relying on His Grace or on your Hard Work?
Are
you taking a cup of His Grace in your daily life?
Remain
in His Grace,
Ifeoma Samuel
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