One Who Strengthens Me

Every Christian has at least one favorite passage of scripture.

I am no exception.

Of all the passages of scripture my favorite can be found in the book of Philippians.

Philippians 4:13 (NET) - I am able to do all things through the one who strengthens me.

I have leaned on this verse more times in my lifetime than I can count.

I even lovingly refer to it as my “go to” verse.

Whenever I begin to feel stressed or overwhelmed, I turn to this verse.

It reminds me that I can face any challenge that comes my way.

That is because I do not face such challenges alone.

There is someone who is not only with me, He strengthens me as well.

This passage of scripture helps remind me of this.

Once reminded, the challenges I face do not seem nearly as big as they did before.

It also reminds me to make certain the Lord has top priority in my life.

The Lord expects to occupy the foremost place in our lives.

When we give the Lord top priority, something really wonderful happens.

He helps us prioritize everything else.

That verse also serves to remind me of something else.

How I treat others is also important.

Since the Lord is with me, He is also aware of how I treat my neighbor.

I must love my neighbor no matter what happens to be going on in my life.

We all face times in our lives when we want to tell the Lord that we just cannot handle one more thing on our plate.

The Lord does not always take things off our plate.

Quite often He gives us a bigger plate,

Blessings,

Jim Pokorny

The Other Brother Jim

Look for me at http://otherbrotherjim.blogspot.com/ on Friday, November 13, 2015.

I’ll be back here on Friday, November 20, 2015