I’m hopeless!
The more I read; the more I study; the more I experience; the more I move closer toward God, the more hopeless I realize I am - - - - - - without God!
It’s really hard to be kind and courteous to the lady and her unruly child sitting next to you. It’s really hard to reach out and speak kind words to the person with bad breath sitting next to you. (And it’s REALLY, REALLY hard when you’re stuck between them both on the airplane!) It’s really hard to show love to those that choose a life style that is opposed to scripture and your basic beliefs. It’s really hard not to begrudge those who rattle on, seemingly just to be heard, causing you delay.
Last week, I encountered all of these situations and more. Alone, I am hopeless. I am short (not just in height), rude and judgmental. With God, I’m still not there, but am getting better (the last one really tripped me up though) and, I now realize that I can actually be where God wants me to be if I always remember to turn everything over to Him at the outset --- and not in hindsight.
What I am learning is if Christ truly dwells within, then doing the loving thing isn’t all that hard. It’s when I try to do the good thing on my own that things go amuck. Without God, I can do nothing. With Him, I can do all things.
God, fill me with your loving Spirit. Let your presence overtake my entire being so there is nothing left but you! Let your thoughts be mine, that I may love as I have never dared before and see others in the loving light in which you created them. Amen.
The more I read; the more I study; the more I experience; the more I move closer toward God, the more hopeless I realize I am - - - - - - without God!
It’s really hard to be kind and courteous to the lady and her unruly child sitting next to you. It’s really hard to reach out and speak kind words to the person with bad breath sitting next to you. (And it’s REALLY, REALLY hard when you’re stuck between them both on the airplane!) It’s really hard to show love to those that choose a life style that is opposed to scripture and your basic beliefs. It’s really hard not to begrudge those who rattle on, seemingly just to be heard, causing you delay.
Last week, I encountered all of these situations and more. Alone, I am hopeless. I am short (not just in height), rude and judgmental. With God, I’m still not there, but am getting better (the last one really tripped me up though) and, I now realize that I can actually be where God wants me to be if I always remember to turn everything over to Him at the outset --- and not in hindsight.
What I am learning is if Christ truly dwells within, then doing the loving thing isn’t all that hard. It’s when I try to do the good thing on my own that things go amuck. Without God, I can do nothing. With Him, I can do all things.
“…God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he hasMy prayer:
given to us.” Romans 5:15
God, fill me with your loving Spirit. Let your presence overtake my entire being so there is nothing left but you! Let your thoughts be mine, that I may love as I have never dared before and see others in the loving light in which you created them. Amen.
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