Tuesday... Do we really have what it takes?

In difficult times we might wonder as the writer of Psalm 60:10a (NLT) says, "Have you rejected us, O God?" And verse 11 says, "Oh, please help us against our enemies, for all human help is useless." Maybe that is where you are today. You are doubting yourself and wondering if you really have what it take to face another day. And you know that others don't have what it takes so you are really, really tired.

Now if you stop and think you might realize that you do have what it takes. Verses 11-12 (MSG) says, "Give us help for the hard task: human help is worthless. In God we'll do our very best; he'll flatten the opposition."

Now Proverbs 30:1b-3 (NLT) continues to tell us the problem. It says, "I am weary, O God; I am weary and worn out, O God." And here again is the problem, "I am too stupid to be human, and I lack common sense. I have not mastered human wisdom, nor do I know the Holy One." The Amplified Bible says, "Nor do I have knowledge of the Holy One [who is the source of wisdom]" And therein is the problem.

God has created in us tremendous potential but there is also a need within us, a need to know God. On our own we will for sure get really weary. But verse 5 says, "Every word of God proves true. He is a shield to all who come to him for protection."

And Psalm 60:12 (NLT) says, "With God's help we will do mighty things, for he will trample down our foes."

And the Apostle Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 16:13, "Be on guard. Stand firm. Be courageous. And do everything with love." There is a part for us to play but we really do need God to do it. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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