He's got what you need!

The words, “I’m all you need” followed quickly by 2 Corinthians 12:9&10, hit me hard tonight. They were powerful and relevant words on a day where I heard a number of people asking God for different things. But then I got stuck! What was I supposed to do with this seemingly simple and familiar statement right before midnight? He said share and so here I am. We are 11 days into 2018 and some of you have already faced pain, loss or opinion. You have tried to figure out how to salvage your year but nothing seems to be working. Today, I want to encourage the tired, the grieving and the planner all at once. He is all that you need and more than enough. He can comfort and still motivate. He can love and still correct. He can prune and still cause growth. He’s an amazing God and your life is in His hands.

I believe God gave me this scripture to remind you that whatever circumstance you are facing, has a purpose. More importantly, He wanted to remind you that He specializes in handling your weak moments. His grace is enough!

“Because of the extravagance of those revelations, and so I wouldn’t get a big head, I was given the gift of a handicap to keep me in constant touch with my limitations. Satan’s angel did his best to get me down; what he in fact did was push me to my knees. No danger then of walking around high and mighty! At first I didn’t think of it as a gift, and begged God to remove it. Three times I did that, and then he told me, My grace is enough; it’s all you need. My strength comes into its own in your weakness. Once I heard that, I was glad to let it happen. I quit focusing on the handicap and began appreciating the gift. It was a case of Christ’s strength moving in on my weakness. Now I take limitations in stride, and with good cheer, these limitations that cut me down to size—abuse, accidents, opposition, bad breaks. I just let Christ take over! And so the weaker I get, the stronger I become.”(2 Cor.‬ ‭12:7-10‬ ‭MSG‬‬)

No matter what is happening in your life right now, God has exactly what you need to handle it. So take your eyes off of the issue and focus on the fact that Christ is willing and able to take over.  He is all that you need!

Amen