Strength from God

Phillipians 4:15

"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me"—but sometimes our "all things" and God's "all things" don't match up, do they? I used to think this verse was a divine guarantee for whatever I wanted to accomplish.

But here's what I'm struggling to learn: when we stop wrestling with God about our plans and start asking what He wants to do through us, everything shifts. Suddenly we're not drawing from our own limited strength anymore. We're plugged into something bigger, steadier.

It's not about getting what we want—it's about wanting what He wants. That changes our perspective and our focus. A lifelong struggle for sure, but one that's worth it overall.