Monday, December 8, 2014

Tues Devo: Feeling helpless and useless

2 Peter 1:4-10 ”For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust. Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge, and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness, and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love. For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor unfruitful in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For he who lacks these qualities is blind or short-sighted, having forgotten his purification from his former sins.” (NASB)

Hello,

This last week I had an interesting flight experience where the pilot attempted a landing in 100mph wind….we didn’t make it and landed somewhere else. During that time I could hear the warning bells in the cockpit and could feel the pilot fighting against the wind. As we were being tossed right and left, many thoughts were running through my head. But the biggest one – I was helpless and useless. I had no control, I had no expertise – I was at the mercy of whatever happened.
The more I reflected on that, the more I thought about how that is similar to many other situations I find myself in. While others I may control some bits and pieces, and have a little influence – much of what we walk through we do not have any control in – except how we respond. Want to be useful, and not helpless? Respond in your situations with the qualities given in 2 Peter. We are told that if we continue to grow these qualities “they render you neither useless nor unfruitful”.

Have a blessed day,


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