Abba Father, part of my heart wants to appear self-sufficient. Frequently. I do not want to showcase my weaknesses and sins because I want to look like I have it figured out. Please gently remind me that it is burdensome to me when others do this, and I don’t want to be burdensome to others. Help me humbly show that I am messy. I am not you. I don’t have it all together and that is a good thing. When I get up to give my speech and when I do other things that require transparency, help me not to hide behind a veneer of self-sufficiency. I know when I come before you that I am not self-sufficient, and I want others to know too. This way they can glorify you and not me, because you are perfect and I am not. May they forget the channel, seeing only Jesus. May I go up there acknowledging that I have a great fear of public speaking and I did not get over it in my own strength. If/when I get over this fear, would all glory go to you. It is not because of my great speaking skills or abundance of prayers. It is because you love me and care for me and you hear me when I call. It is because you help me by your grace and you have enabled me to look at you rather than myself. May I be a broken vessel, a jar of clay, to show that this all-surpassing power is from you and not me.
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