1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it.
So often I get discouraged because of my own struggle with self worth and honestly just the fear of failure. I realize that both are self centered struggles and directly interfere with my relationship with Jesus Christ. At times they so much get in the way that I lose sight of what verse 24 says clearly. That God is able to do it. When I am struggling with these things I always come back to the fact that really I can't, but God can. That in my nature I have no self worth and am a failure but my worth lies in Christ and in my weakness there is strength. Christ in me the hope of glory can and will do whatever He calls me to do because He is faithful and able by His spirit. I must rely on Him and not on myself. Self worth must be removed and replaced with Christ worth and then I am able to find my focus and watch as my relationship with Christ grows deeper and my hunger for Him grows deeper.
Father thank you for the times when I struggle with self and am brought to the reality that I need you and must find my strength and worth in you. Today guide me and direct my paths.
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