I'm facing a workload like never before-worse even than last semester, which I thought at the time to be the most I could possibly handle. If you will, please pray that I will trust and rely on God's strength and grace will carry me through this semester. It's the only way that I'll make it (It's the only way any of us can make it), and I am keenly aware of my all-too-frequent attempts to take life head on by trying harder and harder in myself. It never quite works out, I always reach the same conclusion: We are made to let God work. That conclusion brings me to my point.
The Lord is teaching me many things from the recent happenings in my life (especially from my relationship experience). However, there has been one theme that keeps resurfacing in nearly every conclusion, in nearly every thought or quiet time. For some reason, it's a lesson that, as we all seem to do, I have resisted over and over again.
There is much joy, much delight, and much fulfillment in yielding to the will of our Savior.
Why are our hearts so stubborn? Thank God for grace. In following His will, we find grace at it's fullest. There is grace for our mistakes, grace for our failures, and grace for our daily lives; however, in His will, amazing grace becomes unbelievable grace. By "His will," I do not mean some kind of mystic revelation of a life plan. Nor do I mean a vision of exactly what to do, say, or decide. I simply know that there are some things that we KNOW to be right. Especially putting aside all things selfish. By throwing ourselves on the power and grace of our God, we can do the things that we KNOW to be right. Step by step. Moment by moment. Thought by thought.
Joy comes fullest with relying on God's grace. Joy comes fullest in following His will. Joy comes fullest in glorifying HIM. And that is why we are here.
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