Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Psalm 77:1-9

Psalm 77:1-9
 English Standard Version (ESV)

  I like to do things on my own.  Maybe it's pride or stubbornness or an innate curiosity to see if I can manage, but it's nice to be independent.  It's not that I don't feel like I need God... I just seem to trust my own efforts more naturally.
  But in the midst of the storm, I realize how insufficient my efforts are.  Even when God doesn't answer as dramatically as I might like, I realize that God's strength is so much greater than my own.  I need God.  I need his wisdom and leadership and Holy Spirit.  My own resources will tumble--but with God, I can endure to the end.

May you trust God more than you trust yourself

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