"Each of us is capable of far more than we imagine when He is our strength."
I'm prepareing for our Women's Bible Study starting in a few weeks. The book we are using this semester is by Sheila Walsh - "The Shelter of God's Promises." In my study today the above quote jumped out at me.
I'm a pretty "capable" person. I'm a driver. I get things done. I'm tenacious and like to work smarter, not harder - though I'm not afraid of hard work and I'm not very good at sitting and doing nothing. Even at the ball game I find myself making mental lists that get written down as soon as I reach the car. I just enjoy getting things done. So to try to comprehend being MORE capable is a struggle... and yet I KNOW it is true. I've lived it. I've prayed it - "Lord let my life today reflect YOUR power and strength. Let people see YOU in me and say 'She's pretty capable but that HAD to be God.' Let there be no doubt Who is doing the work."
Today it's different. It isn't the ability to DO or to WORK - it's the ability to let God's strength work in me and through me to be quiet. THAT is the hardest work for me. To be still. To NOT do anything.
I'm in the middle of some difficult struggles with other people. Thankfully I'm not the one who makes the final call on the decisions that are being made - I am just a worker bee. And I'm praying God will help me step back and let His power show.... to keep my mouth shut and let others struggle through to where God wants them.
"Father - you know my heart. I want YOUR will - not only in my own life but in my kids, my friends, my co-workers and my family. Help me stay out of the way even though I will be effected by their choices. Help me trust You to work in their hearts and to protect me and give me peace even when (especially when) it doesn't go the way I think it should go. When the consequences are hurtful to me and I'm included in the "blame", help me to trust You. Have your will in their lives even if it is at "my expense." What a joke - so many others have suffered because of my choices and I've grown at "their expense." It is an honor to serve You - use me as You will."
