Category: Needing God

John 15:5 (NKJV) 5 “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.

I have heard, “you can do it!”. I have been told, “You can do it if you just try! You can do this, if you put your mind to it! You can really do it, you have what it takes!”.

These words, even though they were intended to encourage me, have actually kept me back at times, because I really believed what people would say to me. I believed that I could do it.

I’ve learned over the years that there are things that, no matter how hard I try, I really can’t do. On my own, I don’t have what it takes. The harder I tried the more disappointed I was.  Anyone else feel like that today?

I have to share what changed me from being disappointed to having peace in regards to this. I learned it was OK to admit that there were some things that I couldn’t do!

As a matter of fact, in order for me to be able to do what I needed to do, I had to humbly accept this truth. I needed help from Someone.

But, that wasn’t where it ended. I needed to learn to ask Him for help. I needed to listen and take the steps that He would tell me to take. And then, I needed to wait; wait on Him to do His part as well.

Together we got it done! That Someone is Christ. And whatever arrangements He would make, I agreed to follow and line up with.

He is my Rock and my Salvation. He has helped me do things I could never do on my own and I will admit it. Because I’ve learned that without Him I can do nothing. And it’s OK. We can’t do it on our own. We need help with what we are trying to do. We just need to ask.

Our Lord will help us and He will see us through to the end. Amen.

Psalm 31:3 (NKJV) 3 For You are my rock and my fortress; Therefore, for Your name’s sake, Lead me and guide me.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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