Pride
The Lord's been showing me alot about pride. Especially through a conversation with my beloved Miss Kits. I was telling her how I was looking at the soph retreat coming up as a retreat for my friends and not for me. And, through the grace of the Holy Spirit(im sure), she gave me all this amazing stuff:
How in thinking that, I was underestimating the power of the Lord God Most High, saying He couldnt work through this retreat to touch me. When, in actuality, the Lord can do all things. To Him belong glory, and honor, and POWER.
But the thing i loved the most was when she said that I was acting as a saviour, I was putting myself before the saviour. Saying that I had to witness and bring my peers to Him! But NO!!! That there is only ONE Saviour and HE saves. He does the calling to his children's heart and he never fails. Can He use me? Of course!! But that I would use my gifts when He calls me to, through him. AhhHhHHhhh, amazing.
But how easy it is to fall into thinking, " I gotta witness, I gotta put myself out there and show people Im not afraid and that I love the Lord so that they can see and know..." But if, going into every situation and prayer meeting, we think only of our relationship with the Lord and tune our ears and eyes to Him. How much more He can work through us! How much more our gifts can be used when they are instructed and empowered by the Giver Himself. Dont try to do it by yourself. Invite the Lord in first and converse with Him. Become strengthened by Him and if He calls you to go out and use your gifts, then gladly submit and his prescense will be shown.
Through you, In you, For you
sarah
How in thinking that, I was underestimating the power of the Lord God Most High, saying He couldnt work through this retreat to touch me. When, in actuality, the Lord can do all things. To Him belong glory, and honor, and POWER.
But the thing i loved the most was when she said that I was acting as a saviour, I was putting myself before the saviour. Saying that I had to witness and bring my peers to Him! But NO!!! That there is only ONE Saviour and HE saves. He does the calling to his children's heart and he never fails. Can He use me? Of course!! But that I would use my gifts when He calls me to, through him. AhhHhHHhhh, amazing.
But how easy it is to fall into thinking, " I gotta witness, I gotta put myself out there and show people Im not afraid and that I love the Lord so that they can see and know..." But if, going into every situation and prayer meeting, we think only of our relationship with the Lord and tune our ears and eyes to Him. How much more He can work through us! How much more our gifts can be used when they are instructed and empowered by the Giver Himself. Dont try to do it by yourself. Invite the Lord in first and converse with Him. Become strengthened by Him and if He calls you to go out and use your gifts, then gladly submit and his prescense will be shown.
Through you, In you, For you
sarah