Kathy H, i give you a prayer along with a scripture for you .Dear Father,
Let me have pride in what I do, not in claiming someone else's
work. Grant me to be active for you in new endeavors or new places,
not boasting of work done in another person's field.
Father, increase my faith, so that the sphere of the influence of
your Good News may be greatly enlarged through me and passed on
even to other lands. Let me boast, not of what I do, but of what
you do through me. "Let him who boasts boast of the Lord."
What I really want, Father, is not to commend myself, just talking
a good story, but to have your approval, your acceptance, your
commendation.
In the name of Jesus I pray. Amen.
What a great reminder to continually come back to the cross and know
that my salvation is not based on my feelings, how much I surrender, or
how "spiritual" I may be that day. Our standing before God depends
entirely upon His mercy displayed to us through the shed blood of
Jesus. As we rest in that forgiveness, by faith, the Holy Spirit frees
us to love God and love others with vigor and joy. As God promises us:
And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from his love.
Death can't, and life can't. The angels can't, and the demons
can't. Our fears for today, our worries about tomorrow, and even
the powers of hell can't keep God's love away. Whether we are high
above the sky or in the deepest ocean, nothing in all creation will
ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed
in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:38-39 NLT)
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