We Need to Depend More on GOD.

Knowing that we have certain gifts and talents, we make the mistake of assuming we can use them to succeed in our own strength.

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The secret of being able to do what we need to do, is in realising that we cannot do it alone.  We can only do it through God’s empowering grace.  God said to Paul in 2 Corinthians 12:9 “My grace is sufficient for you, for my strength is made perfect in weakness”. The word (God’s riches at Christ’s expense) includes all of God we will ever need, for whatever we face in life, what a promise.

Dare I say more often than not, we think we have to do it all, we forget that the power of Christ works through us, so we’re defeated before we even begin. We are labourers together with God. (1Corinthians 3:9).  We can’t do God’s part and God won’t do our part.  God wants us to follow His leading and He insists that we depend on Him every step of the way.  This is hard on our part, on our ego which says, we can do it ourselves.  Sometimes we have to be beaten into the ground before we let go of this kind of thinking.

Knowing that we have certain gifts and talents, we make the mistake of assuming we can use them to succeed in our own strength.  No, unless God’s grace is operating through our gifts we won’t be adequate to the challenge. The bible says in Romans 12:6 “We have different gifts according to the grace given to each of us, let us use them in proportion to our faith”.  Grace is like electricity; in order for it to function effectively we must stay plugged in (a certain tv advert comes to mind).

Recently my wife and I had to travel abroad to the Caribbean to sort out and realign a couple of our business interests, which a good trusted friend was looking after for us, but sadly passed away. We thought it would take a few days to complete, but it was difficult (nothing is too difficult for God, because He does all things well), as we found out, and realized the only way is by/through God’s intervention, and as we meditated the Holy Spirit reminded us of His promise/word in Philippians 4:6-7

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"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made to God;  7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

This amongst many others became our daily prayers, when things didn’t go as we expected, the Holy Spirit kept on reminding us of His promise do not be anxious.

The other scripture that kept us going was Psalm 46:10-11. Be still and know that I am God. We can truly say that God’s promises are yes and amen, seeing us through, though we couldn’t see the way, but God made a way which we are grateful for, and for the prayers of our brothers and sisters in the Lord Jesus Christ.

Jesus said “no branch can bear fruit by itself, it must remain in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless we remain in him, apart from me you can do nothing.”

So depend more on God and His promises.

Author: Herbert Jean

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