Hope

All in All

“”And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.”

 2 Corinthians 9:8

Recently as I read this verse, I was struck by how many times the word “all” is used. It is as if God is using Paul to remind us that there are no half-measures when it comes to what He pours out on His children.

The grace that you need to get through the rough day? He can provide it.

The strength that you need to keep putting one foot in front of the other? He’s got that too.

Day or night?

Joy or pain?

He can cover it.

Everything you need to overcome the temptation to sin, to deal with the difficult person, to push through for His glory – He not only can provide it – He desires to give you what you need so that your life can be used by Him to abound in every good work.

Not in medicority.

Not in half-heartedness.

But good work. Each action. Each decision. Each moment. He can use you for His kingdom.

His grace is sufficient in our weakness (2 Cor. 12:9). And He can provide all the grace we need for this today and for whatever it holds.

All of it. 

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Bits & Pieces (9/20/12)

Sometimes God Slays His Loved Ones – “t seems to me that most of us have a harder time feeling loved with tough discipline than we do feeling loved with tenderness and affirmation. Therefore, to guard myself from attributing unloving motives to God or people, I take special note of those places in the Bible where hard things are loving.”

Minding Our Own Business – “[W]e can resist busybody behavior by simply doing the work God has called us to do;  busying ourselves with our own hearts and not the hearts of others, our own homes and relationships and not the homes and relationships of others, our own work and not another’s work.”

Prepare or Perish – A very helpful post on how preparing for conversations ahead of time will reduce the likelihood that our tongues will cause us trouble. (H/T)

Why We Need the Church – It may be tempted to want to go-it-alone, but this short post and the accompanying video discusses why we need the body of believers for sanctification.

Please Quit Picking on Video Games – I would argue that there are probably some video games that are inherently sinful, but with that caveat, this post offers an interesting perspective and is a great reminder that we need to look (and deal with) heart issues and not just their outpouring.

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