Friday, August 18, 2006

Gearing Up

Deep breath...Alright my work schedule is going to get a little intense starting next week. Why is it that I feel so much pressure? Well, I'm afraid to make mistakes and fail (I don't trust God to get the work He wants done through me). It's a little intimidating, I've got no one to tell me exactly what needs to be done everyday. I don't have the strength to be as bold as I need to be. I'm not that good at sharing my faith and even worse at actually living it out. I don't want to just exist, I want to make an impact.
I think the problem is that my eyes are fixed on me and all my inadequacies instead of on the sufficiency of Christ.I've posted these verses before but they're so good I'm posting them again.

May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire. For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For whoever lacks these qualities is so nearsighted that he is blind, having forgotten that he was cleansed from his former sins. Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to make your calling and election sure, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall.
(2Pe 1:2-10)

1 comment:

Rick said...

Renee! I didn't know you were on blogger! Good to hear from you!