Do I have any power to help myself, now that success has been driven from me?
Job 6:13 (NIV)
Father God, this morning, like most mornings, my mind is fixed on what I need to get done today. In my head are all the tasks that I want to accomplish and all the things I want to check off my “list.” What’s different this morning is that my head immediately asked me will I feel like I have accomplished anything when I have completed those things? Will I feel like I’ve been successful? Or will I walk away, like I have so many other times, feeling overwhelmed and behind?
I am reminded this morning by Job’s words of my need for You not only to accomplish anything but to have a sense of success when it is all done. Only that which I do for You and in You matters. And truth be told, I can truly do nothing without You. Though I think I can get the stuff done, unless You infuse me with Your power and clarity I won’t. And what’s funny about it is that it took me failing and hitting the wall multiple times for me to come to this understanding!
So today, before I do anything I look to You and ask that You would grant me clarity, resolve and the wherewithal to do what needs to be done. Help me to prioritize the important and wisely order the activities that I seek to address. Infuse me with Your strength to press through for I cannot do it alone. I confess I do not have the power to help myself and that I cannot be successful if it depends upon me. But, unlike Job, I find comfort in that realization because I know in Whom I have trusted, and I know that You will give me everything I need to accomplish what You have purposed. I need Your help to align my will with Your will, my expectations with Your expectations, and my goals with Your goals. Then I will have great success in Jesus. I trust You, Lord, and give You this day. Amen.