WHEN SOME BASIC NEED IS LACKING --- time, energy, money -- consider yourself blessed. Your very lack is an opportunity to latch onto Me in unashamed dependence. When you begin a day with inadequate resources, you must concentrate your efforts on the present moment. This is where you are meant to live -- in the present; it is the place where I always await you. Awareness of your inadequacy is a rich blessing, training you to rely wholeheartedly on Me.
The truth is that self-sufficiency is a myth perpetuated by pride and temporary success. Health and wealth can disappear instantly, as can life itself. Rejoice in your insufficiency, knowing that My Power is made perfect in weakness.
- Jesus
Scripture Insight: James 1:2; and 2 Corinthians 12:9
(Jesus Calling / Sarah Young)
James 1:2 - "Consider it pure joy, whenever you face trials of many kinds"
ReplyDeleteJames does not say "if " you face trials, but whenever you face them. He assumes that we will have trials and that it is possible to profit from them. If you are like me, your thinking "yea right." The point is not to pretend to be happy when we face pain, but to have a positive outlook because of what trials can produce in our lives. James tells us to turn our hardships into times of learning. Tough times (yes, tough times) can teach us perseverance.