Relying on God

Sunday, March 11

Read: 2 Corinthians 1:8-11

For most of my early adult life, I was an ambitious young man who

principally pursued my own desires and interests. I had been told for so

long that I was very smart, and I believed it. I was told I had excellent

communication skills that would serve me well, and I was sure of it. An

older professional colleague of mine told me that he was sure I would succeed

at anything I attempted to do. A woman told me that I was very

good looking, and I loved that. Yes, I had great strengths and abilities that

would take me far in life. Years later I found myself drowning in the consequences

of bad decisions I had made; broken relationships I had left

behind; self-destructive addictions that had consumed me. I came to believe

that I was untrustworthy and that I could not even trust myself. It

was only then, when I didn’t know who to trust anymore, that I began to

rely on the strength of the Lord. In my weakness and in my surrender,

God’s strength lifted me. The brokenness of my life was healed and I was

strong in the strength of Christ, who was and is there for me and for you.

Prayer:

Gracious God, thank you for being my strength, for I have none. Thank you

for bringing hope and blessings, for I have no capacity to bring them. I am yours,

o Lord, and I rely upon you. Amen. ~Bozh Lubovnik