I will cry out to God Most High,
To God who performs all things for me.—Psalm 57:2
I love thinking that spiritually speaking it is God who performs all things for me. It is my God who works in me both to will and to do for His good pleasure.
In his self-sufficiency he will be in distress;
Every hand of misery will come against him.—Job 20:22
I so desire to rest in Him. I didn’t work to save my own soul…Christ is my Savior. So often though, I worry about being insufficient to get through this life…about not being able to keep up…about not being able to hold on or keep my head above the waves. Instead of fearing this though, what I really should FEAR is doing this life in my strength.
Praying today that I will never again look inwardly for wisdom and strength but look to my God who sees me, looks after me and performs all things for me. Oh Father! You are my Helper. You are my strength, my shield and my exceedingly great reward. Help me to look to You in all things! Give me a steadfast heart. Let my entire reliance be fixed on you. Today, I will cast the burden of all my cares and insufficiency on You who perfects that which concerns me and performs all things for me.
The LORD will perfect that which concerns me—Psalm 138:8
It is God who arms me with strength,
And makes my way perfect.—Psalm 18:32
Preserve me, O God, for in You I put my trust.—Psalm 16:1
7 I will bless the LORD who has given me counsel;
My heart also instructs me in the night seasons.
8 I have set the LORD always before me;
Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved.—Psalm 16:7-8
3 In the day when I cried out, You answered me,
And made me bold with strength in my soul.—Psalm 138:3
9 And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness." Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.—2 Corinthians 12:9-10
13 Now therefore, I pray, if I have found grace in Your sight, show me now Your way, that I may know You and that I may find grace in Your sight. And consider that this nation is Your people."
14 And He said, "My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest."
15 Then he said to Him, "If Your Presence does not go with us, do not bring us up from here.—Exodus 33:13-15
