I sit down every week, to write 7 devotionals. The year I first began to do this I would often wonder how long it would be before I ran out of ideas. It’s a funny thought because I was writing with Holy Spirit, and Holy Spirit never runs out of ideas. I never wrote just from myself…no, I’d wait on Holy Spirit to move in me and then the words would just pour forth.
Still, I consistently found myself wondering if the pouring forth would one day dry up…
But here I am, now writing my fourth year of devotionals and I can say from time and experience…that the thing I’ve learned the most is this…I am limited, but He is limitless.
Yes, I am limited, but He is limitless. When I lean into that, I begin again.
If I ever wonder what I’ll write about in a given week, I simply stop and lean back on Him and rest until the words come. I’ve learned to stop striving and simply stand ready to receive. Like a farmer preparing fields for the rain. I always know it’s coming; I just don’t always know when.
This same practice is relevant for other parts of our lives.
We are all limited. He is always limitless.
We should lean on Him for every part of our lives. Parenting. Marriage. Friendships. Work. Church. All of it belongs to Him, therefore, we should release our limited selves to Him and wait for His limitlessness to pour forth over us before we move ahead.
Does this make sense?
I think that far too often we compartmentalize our lives. This part belongs to God, this part is mine, this part is secret, this part is for later, etc. But really it all belongs to Him…or at least, it should.
Today I encourage you to evaluate yourself. How open are you to God’s limitlessness? Are you more likely to rely on your own limited capabilities and then become frustrated when you can no longer sustain the things you’re trying to accomplish? It’s time to give up. Give up trying to be everything on your own and give into God’s limitlessness. Lean on Him instead of trying to stand on your own.
Now all glory to God, Who is able, through His mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. Glory to Him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen. Ephesians 3:20-21
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