His Grace Is Sufficient

  But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.  That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. ~ 2 Corinthians 12:9-10

I am a fragile human being who gets super natural strength from the Father above.  You have heard me talk about my battles with anxiety and depression.  I am not the only one.  The battle is real and the darkness that seeks to overcome me is real, BUT GOD.  There are a couple of things this week that has allowed the power of the Holy Spirit to flow through me and thus grant me victory and bring the Lord glory.  

First, He keeps reminding me to organize my thoughts.  I brings my thoughts into obedience to Christ -2 Corinthians 10:5. "Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ" 
I speak God's word into my life and reject the lies o the enemy.  I am more than my emotions.  I am more than a chemical imbalance in the brain.  I am daughter of the King and "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me-Philippians 4:13

Second, I trust in God and accept His love.  I realize that a lot of the anxiety is the fear of not being in control. Not being able to get all the things that need to get done accomplished.  Not being perfect.  When I let go of my fears and cast them onto to the Lord ( I Peter 5:7) I am trust the ruler of my life and this world.  I can trust that He will take care of me.  I can trust that my vulnerability is a strength as I rely on the Creator of the Universe.  I trust in the Savior who gave His life for me as I was.  I do not have to be perfect because He is.

Third, I take one day, one moment at a time.  Each moment is a gift and I make the most of it.  I remind myself that I am human and that weaknesses only remind of the Greater God.  It keeps me humble.  Pride goes away and now I can be used today for His glory.  James 4:10: "Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up

All of this is possible because of His grace.  His favor towards me, undeserved and unmerited but there none the less because of His love. I have made it through another week, another day because of Him.  To God be all the glory.

Lord thank You for the gift of You.  Thank You for your grace and your mercies that are brand new each and every morning.  I thank You for Your power and Your love.  In Jesus name. Amen