I CAN...

There was a song that we used to sing at Sunday School. It was a great message.
I...
I can...
I can do...
I can do all...
I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me!

It is great to know that without Him, I can do nothing! But with Him, and by His grace, I CAN do all! It is what gets me through the hard times at work. It is what is getting me through this summer, when business is typically a little slower. It is what makes me KNOW that the $3,000 I need to come up with by the end of the month will be there by the end of the month to pay the tax bills. And I KNOW that He is able to do EXCEEDING, ABUNDANTLY!

I know that all I ask - He gives. I never need anything. Because I know He is there to provide for me!

It is great having this faith. It's like, I'm a child of God! Not just any God, but the God of CREATION, and the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob. This is the same God who parted the sea for the Israelites to walk across. This is the same God who fed manna and quail to the Israelites when they were wandering in the dessert. This is the same God who tore the temple walls in two! This is the same God who allows the sun to rise and set every day. He knows the hairs on my head, and the seconds I will live. He is the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. He loves me! And His GRACE is sufficient for me! If all the world crashes around me, I know that I am still His son, and that is sufficient for me! It is the one thing that I am certain of! And it is the one thing that brings me peace in the middle of all the storms in my life. Because at the end of the storm, I know who was there all the time, making sure I would get out of it ALIVE!

I have lived in abject poverty, I slept in horrible places, I had addictions I am in recovery from, I have done things that were so completely ridiculous, I SHOULD BE DEAD! But today, I am more alive than I have ever been. Because I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST!