Drawing Strength

Today in my devotions I was struck with the very last sentence L.B. Cowman wrote. She said, "Lord, help me to draw strength today from everything that comes to me!" It's easy to draw strength from those times where we feel refreshing waters washing over our heart and spirit. It's quite a different thing to draw strength from the waves that crash against our lives with deadly force. It's during those times we sense our own inadequacy to stand in the storm. We each have our own storms we face. I'm imagine God longs for us to live our days as if we could not draw our next breath apart from him. We are all quick to run to Him when we feel overwhelmed by the size of the giant or storm we face, but what about when everything is going great? Those are the days we slip out the door without slipping our hand into His. We leave our Bibles unopened on the table and the sound of our voice has not reached Heaven. The busyness of life steals the silence where we hear Him speak. We rush off to face the day unprepared for what it may hold. And the Father watches and waits. He knows that apart from Him we can do no good thing. He knows it is only His grace that is sufficient for the challenges of the day. He knows we can do all things only through Him. Let God and His word be the anchor that holds you fast each day. Look expectantly at your day knowing He has planned and prepared it just for you. Today you can grow more into His likeness if you choose Godly responses to whatever comes your way. Ask Him to help you to draw strength from everything that comes to you these next 24 hours. He chooses your circumstances, you choose your response. Will you rejoice always and in everything give thanks?

I Timothy 1:12 "I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that he considered me faithful, appointing me to His service."