Do You Have What It Takes?

Do you ever ask God to make you into something? To give you a gift or the ability to complete a job that has been put before you? I do this all the time! I am constantly asking God to give me the drive, patience and ability to remain focused on my daily tasks. It usually goes like this…"God, will you motivate me to study my languages?" "God, I really need to finish this book review, would you please give me the ability to do so?" "God, will you give me the words I need to write this message or paper?" And the list goes on.

The good news is, not only will God always give us what we need, He already has. "in everything, you were enriched in Him, in all speech and all knowledge…so that you are not lacking in any gift…" (I Corinthians 1:5-7). Oswald Chambers has this to say about it…

"Jesus Christ labored in redemption to redeem the whole world and to place it perfectly whole and restored before the throne of God."

We have been equipped and we lack nothing! God has already given us everything we need to complete not only our most basic everyday tasks, but even the great works He will have us do. This is a truth that I desperately needed to be reminded of this morning as I was asking God to motivate me and give me what I needed to get through the day. His answer was simple, "I already have, you just have to make the decision to use it."

"The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak" (Matthew 26:41)