EVERYTHING
Today's reading: Philippians 3-4
"For I can do everything with the help of Christ who gives me the strength I need." Philippians 4:13 NLT
I cannot think of a verse that has been more widely memorized, chanted, posted, leaned on or quoted than this verse.
But are we seeing it for what it really, and truly, says?
Our eyes pause on the 'everything' of the verse and our imaginations run wild.
We feel as if we are given the 'go ahead' on anything and 'everything' we can imagine.
But is that what it means?
Might it, and I am asking for myself as much as I am asking you, mean that we can do 'everything' God asks of us--not necessarily 'everything' we want to do?
We can, with Christ's help, do all He purposes us to do.
We can, in the strength of the Lord, accomplish every task He places before us.
We can, with God, complete each and every request He makes of us.
But this verse is not a carte blanche for all things we conjure up in our minds!
I don't need to do 'everything' I can imagine, dream, think or want to do.
I don't need to do 'everything' I see others do, desire in order to have an easier life or think might make me look good in the eyes of others.
God places a cap on the 'everything' He promises.
A boundary.
A set of borders that keep us from accomplishing a lot of things that might be fun, good, exciting or nice--in order that we complete the best and most godly of things He wants to involve us in.
Do a prayerful inventory of the 'everything' you're wanting to see done in your life.
