INNER STRENGTH â—½ YOU
If you were to write a letter to someone, who would it be? Have you ever written a letter to yourself? Today I want to share my most recent letter to God which kind of turned in to a letter to myself and now to you.
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Dear Lord,
You are the source of my strength. You’ve been my father my whole life and still are. I was blessed to have a dad as amazing as he was. He didn’t have the ability to move mountains like you do. He did wear many hats though, as the expression goes. My dad knew when to listen, offer advice, give a hug, let me cry, lean on him, have chit chat then serious talks. He was firm when he needed to be. There were times he wasn’t happy with me and I hated that. I knew he loved me no matter what, though
So in a lot of ways. you are like he was. The biggest difference is he didn’t have a say in your plan for me. So much was out of his control, as is for all of us. As the Serenity Prayer says, may we have courage to change the things that we can and wisdom to know what that is. And just like Carrie Underwood 's song “Jesus Take the Wheel” says...
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Jesus take the wheel
Take it from my hands
’Cause I can’t do this on my own
I’m letting go
Give me one more chance
And save me from this road I’m on
Jesus, take the wheel
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It takes courage to let go and turn our life over to God. When we do let go, our soul opens up and receives strength, thus, establishing a greater, more confident connection with God.
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Last Sunday, my pastor spoke of the very same concept - having confidence with God and spiritual formation. Confidence grows by connecting three areas of life – God’s Word, God’s Spirit, and God’s People. This is how he broke it down…
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God’s Word (Meaningful Faith) – Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.
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God’s Spirit (Meaningful Experiences) – Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our heart sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
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God’s People (Meaningful Relationships) – And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and do good works.
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I appreciate the opportunity to share this with you. I pray that whether it’s the letter, the song, and/or the concept that my pastor spoke about, you will receive inner strength that you didn’t have before.
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Creating confidence in ourselves, in our relationship with others, and in relationship with our God is a process. Give yourself grace along the way. You are needed!
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If I can take this journey, so can you! God bless you!