Today, I found myself thanking God for waking me up– to the woman I am & can be, to all he has in store for me, to the things that are possible through Him, to the souls that I can help lead to Him. It is so comforting to know that I can not control everything, nor do I have to. I've always felt the need to be in control, to achieve, to be a leader, to excel– and to do it all myself! It's overwhelming and exhausting! Today, I can rest in knowing that Jesus is the strength where I am weak, He makes me whole where I'm broken, He can give me knowledge and ability where I feel inadequate. It's a daily struggle for me to ask for help & relinquish control to the Lord.
I'm feeling convicted & fired up for my Savior today. I know the enemy is out to keep me from this work & to attack me in the places He feels I am weak, but I can rest in the Lord knowing that he has woken me up for a reason, and that reason is to serve his Kingdom! God has given me this fiery go-getter personality to win hearts for Him. He has given me a colorful past so that I may be relatable and compassionate to His people. He lets me stumble & fall so that I can rely on him to get up & brush myself off and to remind me that it takes daily dedication & devotion.
2011 is indeed my year of favor. I feel beloved by my Jesus for the opportunity he's giving me to become fully alive in Him. I hope the enemy trembles at the prospect of the ways the Lord will work in me and through me. I am fearfully & wonderfully made… And so are each one of you! Declare it beloved ones!
