Thank You Lord

Donna Braman
Praise and Thanksgiving
Devotional Series

THANK YOU LORD FOR MAKING ME ADEQUATE

2 Corinthians 3:5

Scripture Reading:  Hebrews 10:24, John 15:15, Ephesians 4:16

I'm so grateful Lord, that the Christian life is not a rigorous self-improvement course or a do-it-yourself kit, that it is not a call to prove myself or improve myself by overcoming my own shortcomings and failures, in my own way or by own resources.  But it is You that is at work in me and in my situation, to break old patterns of thought and action, to create within me both the desire and the power to do Your gracious will, and to make me a joy to You in new ways.

Thank You for the many ways You use other people to counsel me and help me grow, and yet that Christ Himself is the Answer to my hang-ups, the one Source who can meet my deepest needs.  How I rejoice that He is wonderful in counsel and mighty in power, and that He heals from the inside out.

Thank You too, for the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength.  I praise You that He is in me to enlighten me through Your Word, to flush away my anxieties and fears, my resentments and hostilities, my guilt and regrets, as water flushes away dirt and trash to keep me filled with Himself and to flood my heart with Your love.  Produce in me Lord the fruit of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.  Enable me Lord, to give thanks for all things as the hours and days and weeks pass.  I rejoice that You are able to do far more than all I ask or think according to Your power that is at work in me, the same power that raised Jesus from the dead!

SEED WORD:

The Holy Spirit sends others to us to counsel us and to help us grow. He is also the Source who can meet your deepest needs, and it is in allowing Him to live through us that makes us adequate. Take time to thank Him today and rejoice that He is wonderful in counsel and mighty in power, and that He heals from the inside out!