Where does your strength come from?
Philippians 4: 13- " I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."
This has been one of my favorite verses throughout my life. In my younger years I longed for strength to compete in a sport that I loved. I also loved winning. Who doesn't?
Today, I long for strength some days to get up and do the tasks ahead of me. Thankful that I am sitting at this computer today, hopefully encouraging at least one person to make themselves move through this day, and count his or her blessings. There is so much to be thankful for in this life.
The recent events and all those individuals impacted by hurricane Helene has weighed heavy on so many. Yesterday, after gathering with some amazing friends and then with my parents, it was clear that most of us knew personally someone hit by the hurricane. Emotional heaviness is real. The desire to comfort and provide for others who have lost so much can physically drain you. Even when we are feeling this way, God wants us to lean on Him for strength. Praying for those is a good option when we can do nothing else.
These times are such a great reminder that our God is a Mighty God who is capable of so much. He will meet the needs and change lives through what we see as devestation. What is unseen to the human eye is visible to our God. He knows our hearts. He is capable of change even when it is not an immediate result.
He can be our strength, even when we don't want to do our tasks of the day. We need to rely on Him and push ourselves. We are called to endure, especially in the hard times.
The hard part for me is pushing without grumbling. As I told these special friends yesterday, I must TRUST in the Lord. And yet, I found myself grumbling to my neighbor in the afternoon about the little and not so important tasks that I have available to me to attend to repetitively. The mundane tasks that continue to present themselves almost immediately after completion have almost always given me heaviness. At least I was aware that yet again I was not my best self or representative of the Godly child I want to reveal to others. I am thankful for forgiveness provided through Jesus.
Blessings on you today who are reading this. Love well and Trust in the strength of Our Mighty God. AMEN.
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