Thursday, September 20, 2007

What you can and cannot do

When the needs surrounding you seem so severe, and what you have to give seems so miniscule, it's easy to become discouraged. Human nature, after all, tends toward the dark side of things, which means we see the negative quicker than we see the positive.

If you're in that situation tonight, please receive a reminder from the Lord: He knows precisely what you can and cannot do. He doesn't call you to do what you can't do. If all you can do is show love and give a hug, that's all He is calling you to do. If all you can do is organize an office, that's His call to you. Even if all you can do is survive from day to day and get out of bed and go through your daily routine, because the dark clouds are so oppressive, then that is what He desires for you to do.

Do what you can. Do it with all your heart, with love for God and others, with the fullness of the Holy Spirit. He will do the rest.

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