Able Through Jesus.

Philippians 4:13
" 13 For I can do everything wit the help of Christ who gives me the strength I need."



I came to the conclusion several years ago that when I try to rely on my own strength, I usually end up failing miserably. And yet I still keep returning to the place where I try to rely on my own strength, rather than relying on God. Reason being: the feeling of being in control over something. I really struggled with control issues on certain things for a while. God has done some significant work in my heart over the past few years, and taking away a lot of the desire to be in control over things has been a great part of it. He's shown me that when I'm "in control" I rely on my own "strength" too much, which leads to chaos & disaster, and has left a lot of damage in it's proverbial wake. He's brought to my attention that when I step back, trust Him & give Him all control, and rely on His strength, everything goes as it should. It's hard & painful at times, but the end result is significantly better. If I relied on my own strength, I wouldn't be here right now. Through relying on His strength, I've gained an immeasurable amount of insight, peace, joy, understanding, forgiveness, etc. I honestly don't know what I would do if He didn't give us the strength we needed on a day-to-day basis. How amazing is He for that? He provides EXACTLY what we need. Not what we necessarily want at times, but what we NEED. That's such a good illustration of His incredible love for us.