Have you ever not finished something because you had the overwhelming feeling that you can't get it done?

...Maybe given up on a dream, let a friendship die due to conflict, let goals and hopes fade away...

Maybe the problem is that God is not much bigger than we are. At least in the way we have programmed our thinking. When things are good and going our way, God is capable and on our side. When we walk through difficulties, God is seemingly incapable of helping us and the situation is too big. According to this way of thinking, God is not much bigger than we are and actually, quite small.

I know fully well that I am incapable of doing lots of things. To myself and everyone else (well, except my kids), it is accepted as fact that my strength, wisdom, resources and ability have a ceiling limit. In fact, if I took the time to measure my past, I would probably find more failures than successes reminding me of my limitations. The redeeming factor is that my past is neither my present nor my future.

One thing of gravitationally impairing importance is that I am not God...i am guy. God operates in my life despite me. And the goal is for me to embrace Him for who He is and who I am not. God is beyond fully capable to sustain me and provide for me in every way imaginable. I cheat myself when I try to operate in my own strength and ability because of my limitations. I am challenged daily by the fact that the best thing that I can do is to simply embrace what God does for me.

Romans 12:1


one love. one life.
Guy