TODAY’S INSPIRATION: WILLPOWER VS REALPOWER

I have always had strong willpower. If I set my mind to do something, you better believe I can do it. HOLD UP! WAIT A MINUTE! For the most part this statement is true, I do have strong will power, however, God has taught me that even the strongest willpower is not sufficient without God’s power. He is our True Power Source! At one point in my life, I thought if I didn’t do it, it wouldn’t get done, or at least not be done right. I believed I could accomplish whatever I put my mind too. In my mind I was superwoman. Now you may ask what’s wrong with that? Nothing except for the fact that (I) depended only on (me) and when (I) accomplished what (I) set out to do, (I) patted (myself) on the back. There’s nothing wrong with being confident in yourself. There’s nothing wrong with believing in yourself. However, I had to learn it was not just about me, myself and I, I needed other people. The Bible says we need each other. Romans 12:4-5 states, “For just as we have many members in one body and all the members do not have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.” I especially needed to depend on God because the reality is that on our own, we can do nothing at all, not even breathe. Most importantly, I had to learn that all the glory belongs to God. I learned all this once I developed a relationship with God but if I am honest, God had to allow me to be taken down a notch or two first. Once I released the pride and self-righteousness, I was able to surrender and depend wholeheartedly on God. Surrendering to God is the best decision we can ever make!

“Jesus replied, “Your mistake is that you don’t know the Scriptures, and you don’t know the power of God.” (Matthew 22:29)

“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)

“Glory belongs to God, whose power is at work in us. By this power he can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine.” (Ephesians 3:20)

Our willpower can only take us so far without the power of Jesus. We must begin and end with Him who has the real power to change whatever we desire to change. His power within us allows us to accomplish more than we can ever imagine. No door can close that He can’t open. He is greater than any problem or circumstance we may face. When we realize that our God is all powerful and we give Him complete control of our life, we can be confident and not sweat the big or small stuff. We really can do all things through Christ who strengthens us. God’s got the power!  
 
“Ah, Lord God! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.” (Job 26:14)

“Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. (Ephesians 3:20)

“No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.” (Romans 8:37)

“Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:” (1 Peter 5:6)