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Previous Daily Devotional About God's partnership… 2 Corinthians 2:12 We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are not wise. 13 We, however, will not boast beyond proper limits, but will confine our boasting to the field God has assigned to us, a field that reaches even to you. (NIV) No one is helpless. No one is hopeless. However, there are times in our lives when we may feel helpless and hopeless. At the other extreme in our life there are those times when we are so full of power and enthusiasm we are able to mow down or run over any obstacle with ease. In either case, at either extreme, we need to let God get a grip on us and get a grip on our lives. We mistakenly try to live our lives on our own. When we try to live our lives on our own we lose. In our complex world of dependency upon one another, we do not have the capability or the wherewithal to manage every situation on our own. When we are faced with what seems to be a situation of total hopelessness, we need to let God grasp us and let God grasp the situation in which we enmeshed. By letting God come into a circumstance, we gain new power and new perspective. Letting God grip or grasp a situation does not mean we give up control. Trying to get God to handle every detail is a sure way of not doing His will. We are commissioned to do God's will, we are not commissioned to sit back and get God to do His will. We must work with God in an interactive partnership. In our interactive partnership with God, we do our part and God does His part. Letting God get a grip on your life and get a grip on your circumstances does not mean you walk away from anything or anyone. Letting God get a grip on your life does mean you have surrendered up to God what belongs to God and you remain fully in charge of yourself to do His will with the part of you that belongs to you. |
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