“Many, O Lord my God, are Your wonderful works Which You have done; And Your thoughts toward us cannot be recounted to You in order; If I would declare and speak of them, They are more than can be numbered.´ Psalm 40:5
A few days ago, I woke up with seven words on my mind…More of You Lord, less of me.
I knew it had to do with the way I’d felt when I went to bed the night before. Frustrated with emotions that I’d buried months ago, and were now coming back to the surface. Feelings I could either bury again, or would have to deal with now.
Neither choice looked appealing, but those words kept running through my mind like a ticker tape reminder…More of You Lord, less of me.
That reminder became my prayer over and over throughout the day because I know that when I don’t have it in me to deal with something, God does.
When I struggle to forgive…
More of You Lord, less of me.
When I don’t understand and don’t know which way to go…
More of You Lord, less of me.
When I can’t change my circumstances or someone else’s actions…
More of You Lord, less of me.
When I feel lost and lonely…
More of You Lord, less of me.
When my emotions are going to overtake me…
More of You Lord, less of me.
So often I forget this, trying to deal with things on my own. But the truth is, every day, in every situation, I need more of Him and less of me.
By Laura Rath
Used by Permission
We’d love to hear from you. If you don’t see our response form, please go to http://thoughtsaboutgod.com/blog/lr_less-of-me/
Learn more about knowing Jesus at: http://thoughtsaboutgod.com/four-laws/