Thought of the day

Grace to Keep on Yielding

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 01:01 AM PDT

by Katherine Kehler

“For God is at work within you, helping you want to obey Him, and then helping you do what He wants.”  Philippians 2:13

We were at a garden market choosing flowers for our garden. For 49 years of our marriage I have always done this myself because my husband was working at ministry things. This year we did it together and I discovered our preferences are quite different. Not that one was better than the other – just different.

My first inward reaction was that my preference would look better. But the Holy Spirit reminded me that this was my husband’s garden too. So after discussing various options, we came up with a compromise that satisfied both of us. After planting the flowers together, we agreed the flower garden looked great.

Seemingly little things, but that is what life is made of. How we respond to circumstances can make our life enjoyable or not.

God gave me the grace to yield and not argue. Circumstances in our life keep changing which means we have to change as well. We are unable to change without the Holy Spirit’s power. The above promise from Philippians has been so helpful to me. God helps us want to obey Him and then He also gives us the power to do it.

I thought of a statement Dr. Henry Brandt often used in his talks, “Circumstances will always reveal your spirit.”

How are you doing today? Need God’s help to change?
He is eager to help you – just ask Him.

Father, thank You for helping us want to obey You and giving us the power to change. You supply all of our needs. Amen.