Powerless Without Him

Today several things reminded me that without God, I am totally powerless. Utterly. Totally. Completely!

By His grace, he's equipped me with natural talents, and before God shook my life, I thought I was supposed to get by on those alone. Now, after meeting God and recognizing his omnipotence, I keep needing to remind myself that I am not doing things on my own. I do not have this conversation with this person on my own. I do not communicate anything lovely and admirable musically on my own... Even better: When I try to do these things in His name, HE IS WITH ME. And when I give him the control, and acknowledge in my mind and heart that it is HE who does all these things through me, and not I who do these things... I experience a release... The pressure that I put on myself is gone. All I can do is prepare as well as I can in His presence for this performance/talk/speech/paper, clarifying my purpose to give Him glory... and then I trust Him to use me for His glory when it is time. Oh, Lord...by your grace, may I never forget how trustworthy you are,




I pray...
Oh Lord, by your grace, may I never forget that I am utterly powerless without you. I can accomplish nothing on my own power- Even before I knew you, I did nothing without your enabling. How liberating it is to know that it is not I who must be ____ enough to persuade this person, or touch the heart of this person, or complete this or that task. It is all dependent on your will. May I never be tempted to think I act on my own power, to think that I deserve the glory, because I do nothing on my own. In every keystroke, every beat of my heart, every bat of my eyelash, you are there giving me life. In every note that I play, every moment of joy that it brings to me and others, you are there supplying it. I remember it now, Lord, and help me never to forget.

May all my desires reflect yours, God. I pray for wholeness, cleansing, freedom, and joy.