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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Friday... Yes, we need them. We really do

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Wednesday... It didn't just happen.

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Tuesday... Each one of us see and describe what we are going through differently but...

Tuesday... Each one of us see and describe what we are going through differently but... We each one have our own way of explaining what we are going through, don't we? Some of us are maximisers, other are minimizers and neither one is better. We each one are different and we see what we are facing differently but no matter what it is and how you see it and describe it, God can handle it! Now the writer of Psalm 46 shows the extremes. In verse 1 he states the basic reality and then he moves on into our fears and he maximizes them to make sure we really understand. Here is what Psalm 46:1-3 (NLT) says, "God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble. So we will not fear when earthquakes come and the mountains crumble into the sea. Let the oceans roar and foam. Let the mountains tremble as the waters surge!" So what do you fear? The Amplified Bible says verse 1 this way, "God is our refuge and strength [mighty and impenetrable], a very presen...

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