"Can Do"

"Man did eat angels food: he sent them meat to the full." (Psalms 78:25) If you have any doubt in God's ability to provide for your needs, your biggest need is not food, it's a heart that truly believes in God. I think that might be the single most important factor in our lack of faith, the fact that we question God's word. I am not saying we question all of it; we have the natural ability to be selective, taking certain Scriptures to heart, and then discarding others as something questionable, or at the very least, unprovable. I know I say that I believe every word that is written in those 66 books; I tell myself that, as if I have tested every angle and every degree possible; but when it comes to application, I seriously lack what it takes to walk out what I say that I believe. Am I any different than anyone else? I really don't think so; at least not based upon what I have seen presented in the lives of many strong believers in the Bible. None of us are perfect, of that I am sure; but every single one of us have the ability to walk in the perfect will of God. Isn't that what matters the most? Am I doing what God wants me to do, or am I doing my will? It's pretty obvious to me which is which; and I can say without a doubt that I tend to do my will more than God's. I heard something the other day, that the average person sins at least three times a day; if that's the case, I think that I am a little above average. But then again, who's counting? I tell you who, me, that's who! When it comes to my inadequate abilities to obey God, there is nobody more critical than me on my performance; well almost nobody, because there's always the devil standing there confirming all my inadequate abilities. As far as God is concerned, I am a saint; as hard as that is for me to accept, it is true, because His word says so. Now, all that is up to me, is to walk in what I know to be true! Is it questionable or unprovable? That is the question... "This boasting will do no good, but I must go on. I will reluctantly tell about visions and revelations from the Lord. I was caught up to the third heaven fourteen years ago. Whether I was in my body or out of my body, I don't know -only God knows. Yes, only God knows whether I was in my body or outside my body. But I do know that I was caught up to paradise and heard things so astounding that they cannot be expressed in words, things no human is allowed to tell. That experience is worth boasting about, but I'm not going to do it. I will boast only about my weakness. If I wanted to boast, I would be no fool in doing so, because I would be telling the truth. But I won't do it, because I don't want anyone to give me credit beyond what they can see in my life or hear in my message, even though I have received such wonderful revelations from God. So to keep me from becoming proud, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger from Satan to torment me and keep me from becoming proud. Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away. Each time he said, "My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness." So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. That's why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then he is strong." (2 Corinthians 12:1-10) NLT