“Let Me do it.”

I had just sent Laura back to bed. Due to cold symptoms, she hasn’t been sleeping good. We’ve all been there and done that. Getting better can be exhausting. I anointed Laura and called Mum to agree in prayer with us. After amen Mum said she heard the LORD say something she’d never heard Him say before:

“Let Me do it.”

Laura, crying, says, “He has to because I can’t.”

Hearing her say that out loud made me think of how needy we really are. We can’t do anything on our own. Oh, the self-sufficient and independent may argue.

“Look at the money I make.”

“Look at the house I built.”

“Look at the car I drive.”

“Look at the awards I won.”

And yet what would any braggart do if his bank account was emptied, his legs were taken out from beneath him, and his very breath were removed from his lungs? We are dependent on God for the very air we breathe.

“Let Me do it.”

Let Him promote us.

Let Him build our families.

Let Him make our bodies whole.

Let Him lead.

Last month I was struggling with a chapter that I’ve been writing for a novel. I bet I wrestled with it for three weeks. I was beyond frustrated. Yes, the chapter is good, but I suddenly realized it was out of time. I moved on to the next chapter, (knowing I will go back to the prior), and had the first draft completed in five days. That experience caused me to do some introspection.

I was forcing a chapter ahead of itself. Were there other things in my life with which I’ve been doing the same? It really got me to considering what God wants (not that I haven’t been considering it all along) and making me wonder if I’ve been doing it His way. All along I’ve been praying, “God, help me do this” instead of “LORD, show me how You want this done.” Face it, there are times when we know that we know what the destination is: health, peace, relational harmony, prosperity, but are we inviting Him to show us the best route as to how to get there? What good is praying for direction if we intend to do it our way anyway? That attitude is no good. We by ourselves can do nothing. But we can do all things through Christ Who strengthens us. Not outside of Christ, inside of Christ.

He has empowered us to do certain things today (and everyday). Currently, for Laura, it is being well again, being made whole. For me, it is writing and managing the affairs of my home. That is my assignment from the LORD.

Join me today in realizing our responsibility to seek Him and ask Him how to best fulfill His calling for us. His destination for us is better than we could ever imagine; His route is the best way.

“For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.” Philippians 2:13 KJV. In other words, God is working in us, giving us the desire to obey Him and the power to do what pleases Him. Amen!

Now I’ve got to go, the LORD and I, we have writing to do 🙂 .

Have a blessed day!