Are you working in your own strength or are you depending on Jesus working through you?
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Are you working in your own strength or are you dependi... - 11/18/2009 11:43:38 AM
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JennSWN
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God Confidence
Sharon Jaynes
Today's Truth
John 15:5 (NIV) "Jesus said, "Apart from me you can do nothing."
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Paul said that he "put no confidence in the flesh" (Philippians 3:3). In other words, he didn't think that he was good enough because of any particular talent or ability that he had on his own. But his confidence came from his understanding of who he was as a child of God. Someone once said, "A man wrapped up in himself makes a pretty small package." But a man, or woman, wrapped up in God is an amazing sight to behold.
I believe we can change our inferiority, insecurity, and inadequacy into unshakable confidence by understanding who we are, what we have, and where we are as a child of God. However, I am not advocating confidence in self, but confidence in God - confidence in who you are because of what Jesus has done for you and what the Holy Spirit can do through you. Jesus said, "I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing" (John 15:5, 6 TNIV). Connected to the vine you can do everything God calls you to do (Philippians 4:13).
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Are you working in your own strength or are you depending on Jesus working through you?
What do you think Jesus meant when He said, "Apart from me you can do nothing?"
Jennifer Ward
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RE: Are you working in your own strength or are you dep... - 11/18/2009 2:25:57 PM
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eplina
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Thanks for this , its good to often remember that against all odds God is our everything .
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RE: Are you working in your own strength or are you dep... - 11/18/2009 3:33:15 PM
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gibbin
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"Apart from me you can do nothing?" has been the most useful scripture for me ever!
( i hate to be pragmatic about so beautiful a truth, but here we are....)
i can not pray without Him, i can not minister without Him and i find that i can not even worship without Him ---
which is odd if you think of it....
but when i remember to say "i can not do this, Lord! YOU must do it" the Holy Ghost will give words--- or shut my mouth and wait---- and the words come from another---
GLORY!
or in worship--- the voices swell and fade together---- with little claps that end at the last drum beat---- amazing----
i love the fact that He lives in us--- i think we need to "let Him out "a little more often.
He will actually speak through us--- and move through us---
oh how i lament the times that i relied on MY intellect or so called skills---
and how i am overjoyed by some of His ways--- which i thought were silly at the time...
glory to His name!
He will use the foolish things....
LOVE!!!!! gibbin<><
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RE: Are you working in your own strength or are you dep... - 11/18/2009 10:43:48 PM
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Depending on Jesus of course
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RE: Are you working in your own strength or are you dep... - 11/19/2009 7:01:58 AM
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bravjim
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When Jesus said, "Apart from me you can do nothing", He could have been referring to a number of things. The biggest one would be that we cannot get to heaven apart from Him. There is nothing we can do to reconcile ourselves to God apart from Him. He also could have been referring to having a relationship with God, which is tied to the first. More than anything else, I think it means that you cannot have a spiritual life without Him.
< Message edited by bravjim -- 11/19/2009 7:09:48 AM >
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RE: Are you working in your own strength or are you dep... - 11/21/2009 12:05:57 AM
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m4maggie
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I am a Christian, but I am by no means perfect. I tend to get caught up in me trying to do things for myself and then have to stop and realize I'm not in control. Then I fall to my knees and thank *and praise* God that I'm not! LOL it would be a terrifying thing.. to not have God.. *shudders*
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