A LESSON I'VE LEARNED IN MY LOWEST DAYS. And I wanna share!
These past few days, I've been down. My strength has been low, my heart has been heavy, and I've had moments where I questioned whether I had what it takes to keep going.
But in this place, I've come to discover something profound: God never called us to live by our strength.
When I searched the Scriptures, I noticed a pattern. God called Moses when he felt incapable. He chose Gideon when he saw himself as the least. He commissioned Jeremiah despite his excuses. He restored Peter after failure. The common thread was never their ability, no, it was God's power working through yielded lives.
I've realized that many of us wait until we feel strong before we obey God. We wait until we're confident before we serve, until we're motivated before we pray, until we're emotionally ready before we forgive. But the Kingdom of God is not sustained by human emotions, it is sustained by DIVINE GRACE.
Take a closer look at this scriptures:
For it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure. Philippians 2:13
Even the desire to obey is produced by Him. And when our strength fails, His does not.
My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness. 2 Corinthians 12:9
So, if you've been feeling weak, discouraged, or unqualified, don't stop doing what is right because of how you feel. Pray anyway. Love anyway. Forgive anyway. Obey anyway. Keep showing up.
The strength to do God's will does not come from you, Beloved, it comes from God through the Holy Spirit who dwells in you. Every act of obedience is proof that His power is at work within you.
If you only ever do the things you think you can do, you'll never do the things God called you to do.
Remember: It's not only about you; other destinies are involved.
You're reading from your handsome friend John Petra
Peace 🕊️ and love 💕