“Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.” ~ Booker T. Washington
Lack of power is a dilemma for humankind. Most people live by self-propulsion, playing God, and attempting to manage their own lives. We wander through life, suffering from the spiritual delusion that we don’t need God in our lives. Repeatedly we stumble trying to obtain a sense of happiness and contentment by managing the people, places, and things in our lives to our satisfaction, only to end up obsessed, stressed, and depressed.
Because we surrendered our will and life over to God and immersed ourselves in a life centered on love and service, we experience countless promises and discover our purpose for living. By the grace of a loving God, we have received a great gift and responsibility, the power to help others. We lacked power before our spiritual rebirth, but now we can help save others and, at certain times, even help them avert misery and death. To experience this seismic shift in our present state from once a taker to now a giver is only possible with God dwelling deep inside us. We are never to claim ownership of this God-entrusted power.
We now have the power of God working through us and the ability to help others in ways nobody else can.
Reflect on this truth for a minute.
Because we surrendered, we now have victory.
Please stop for a moment, and let’s give God praise for the victory we now enjoy.
Now it’s time to get up off our knees, roll up our sleeves, and be a blessing to the world. Everywhere we go, and with everyone we encounter, there exists the opportunity to pour out love and service. Friends, if our souls are rightly related to God, and only because of God, we now have the power to help others. Lack of power is no longer our dilemma; it’s our purpose for living.
How will you go out into the world today and use the power entrusted to you by God to help others?
Lord, we thank You for the countless blessing you have bestowed on our lives. Because of Your amazing grace, we enjoy victory over our hurts, habits, and hang-ups. Lord, you have entrusted us with Your power by channeling Your spiritual energy through us to help others. Please remove any barriers or unknowns that would prohibit our ability to be of maximum service to You and the people we encounter today. In Your Spirit and Name, we pray these things. May Your will not ours always materialize, now and forever. Amen.
Jack Wheeler says
Boom! Guided to our purpose!