I woke up today trying to recollect on what Christ has done for us over 2,000 years ago. Although what He did was vaguely clear to me, my mind was focused more on my cares of today. I found myself overwhelmed as I continued to pile onto my brain all that I needed to accomplish. I became overwhelmed with my schedule for the fall semester, getting an internship for the summer, and all that I thought I had to do to stay on top of my game. All of the applications I put out and was not hearing from started to run across my mind. I began to wonder:
"How am I going to get all this done? Do I even have the strength/qualifications to do all of this?" "Is my resume up to par?"
I was afraid for a moment and no matter how badly I wanted to find validation from some other source, I decided to turn to God. I remembered what day this really was and what I should be celebrating, and quickly I was reminded that His Grace is Sufficient.
Christ who died for you and me, knew that the debt we owed we could not pay. He knew that what we had was not sufficient enough, so He took our place on that cross and in the end said: "It is finished," (John 19:28-30). And He has been covering for us since. When He died and rose again He called us into a life of apostleship. Some place higher than where we were. A life where he has called us, not based on our gifts and our abilities, but His divine commission. He knows where we excel and where we lack but He does not care, because He is there to be everything we are not. Where we fall short, He picks up and where we produce greatness, He continues to perfect.
1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God— 2 the gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures 3 regarding his Son, who as to his earthly life was a descendant of David, 4 and who through the Spirit of holiness was appointed the Son of God in power by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord 5 Through him we received grace and apostleship to call all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith for his name’s sake. 6 And you also are among those Gentiles who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.7 To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be his holy people:Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
Understand that you are not your own, all that is done in your life is divinely ordered by God and you have nothing to do with that. So don't get caught up in the details God has already worked out and given grace for. The word says that we have been given the grace and authority to accomplish every task He has placed in front of us. That means we don't have to sit around calculating whether our gifts, great smile, or detailed resumes will be enough to take us where we need to go. We know that on our best days we are still like filthy rags, but on any day God is sovereign and all-knowing, constantly working for our good. Our job is to keep the faith and move forward with what He has already confirmed done.
Rest and abide in Him, as He directs your path.
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