Man. It’s verses like these that bring
me back to reality and pop my bubble of pride- praise the Lord for verses like
this! I think so many times I can get it in my head that where I am in life
came from me getting myself here. Because I chose to follow the Lord that I got
myself here- as if I am entitled to every blessing I have because I “pulled
myself up by the bootstraps” and made my little life what it is. WRONG. I
didn’t get myself here, the grace of the Lord did. In that should be my
boasting. My life and the blessing in it aren’t of me, they are of Him.
When all is said and done, I want to be
able to boast in that I finished the race He called me to run. But not that I
did so in my own strength, but in His. I ran the race because my merciful God
gave me legs to do it. And I finished the race not because of my “incredible
endurance” but because He carried me through and picked me back up time and
time again. He is the one who gets me across to the finish line- not me. My
heart longs to hear the precious words “well done my good and faithful
servant.” It’s a very simple concept yet so often I complicate it. All He ever
asked of me was to follow Him- to walk and take up my cross daily. He will do
the rest. It’s so real and raw. It’s Jesus. And it’s in that simplicity that He
gives me a more abundant life and in that I shall boast. May we press on and
continue on this race knowing every step of the way that it is only by His
grace we are able to do so.
Application: Today and everyday
may I be fully aware that Jesus is the only thing to boast in. To practically
do this today, whenever someone gives me a word of affirmation or tells me
something that could easily go to my head, I will reply to them by praising the
Lord and not myself.
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