Will God Be Faithful Today?
Will God be faithful to me today? Will God show up for me today? God, forgive me that so often I doubt that You will.
As I grow in Christ, I see how humanly impossible it is to live the way that He asks me to live. He asks things of us that we cannot do in our own strength. Today He asks me to love and forgive my enemies. He asks me to love Him more than my family, my possessions, my status here on earth, my reputation. Today He asks me to walk in a new way, a life that is lived out of His love and freedom. A life that is lived from a place of faith, not fear. I know that I am not capable of this kind of life. I don’t have those resources in my human bag of tricks. On my own, I will live how I have always lived…out of my old ways using my limited strength, bumping my head against the same obstacles. But it will be comfortable because I know this way very well. I know what to expect from that life. I am skilled at living that life. To live in the new way means that my skills that I worked so hard to hone can no longer help me. Everything depends on Christ in me. Either He shows up today and I live out of the Christ that is in me or I continue to live in the old on my own.
“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” Galatians 2:20
But Christ lives in me. Christ lives in me. Christ lives in me. I am His home.
Do I have the faith to say that today the Christ that lives in me will show up? That He will be present and on time and faithful in sharing with me all the riches of His kingdom? That I am His and He is mine? Give me faith to live this truth today.
“The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me”.
I ask Jesus every morning to guide me during the day. I have so many people depending on me every day. The only way I can cope with all the demands on me is by having Him with me everyday. He has given me answers to problems, imagination to design, health to make it through the day. Alone I fail.
I once asked for his help on a difficult problem, design wise I had been struggling with for two weeks. Once I asked, the answer came to me within five minutes. I had goose bumps on my arms and tears in my eyes when I realized He gave me the answer. When I told Jonathan that Jesus solved my problem he said I don’t give myself enough credit. The credit all goes to Him.
Amen! I am amazed at all that God has done with me and through me also. So blessed to be his vessel.
Shannon, this is beautiful. I know Christ is with us always and if we need his help all we need to do is ask him for help. Keep up the good work.