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I am making a resolution to post a picture a day and maybe blog a little bit about my day as well. I am usually not one to make New Year's resolutions, for multiple reasons. For one, I know myself all too well and time after time come up short with goals I have set for myself. I know that if I set out to do something that won't be complete for another twelve months, statistically speaking I won't last more that a month, if that(books half read, countless song writing projects unfinished, dropping out of college 3 times...just to name a few). But I have also experienced amazing growth when faced with challenges and new experiences.
In times past when I have stepped outside my complacency and pushed myself to pursue new challenges, it is in that place that I have experienced incredible growth, even if I don't see completion.
I am reminded of 2 Corinthians 12:9, where Paul tells the church in Corinth how he has prayed again and again to be healed of a physical ailment he refers to as a thorn in his flesh. God answered him with this, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” It is difficult to show weakness to others and to realize how weak I am. I am sure that this is the same for most people. But I am encouraged by this passage. And thinking back, I see so many times in my life that are a testament to this passage.
Let me be clear that I am not at all saying starting this blog is comparable to what Paul was going through, but I am encouraged all the same and I need a push to get out of my comfort zone of being more of a dreamer and less of a doer for fear of further failure. There are a number of things I feel God calling me to pursue in 2011, and by His power and His grace I want to follow these pursuits. However it is not only in goals and pursuits that I have, but in all of my life, in everything I do, I need to be reminded that God's grace is sufficient for me, for His power is made perfect in my weakness.
I hope in this new year I can honestly say, as the apostle Paul said...
"I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong."
Well said, Damian. I will read your blog.
ReplyDeleteI'm right there with you!! So much of what you wrote rings true with me. I hope you don't mind me being a copycat, but reading this encourages me to challenge myself to start a blog and do the same thing. Lately God has been showing me teaching me, and blessing me so much that I know I really need to write down for two reasons. First of all to remind myself later because I know how prone I am to forget such things and second of all, so that others might learn from and be encouraged by the amazing works God has done in my life. As I have lately reflected upon the different experiences that I have gone through in my life, God has graciously given me a clearer picture of His perfect plan, how all of the pieces fit together, and how He so faithfully carried me through it all. Anyway, maybe I should continue this on my own blog. I don't know if I'll be able to post a blog every day, but I'm going to try to post as often as I can. Thanks for the motivation!!
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