Progress

There are a lot of "things" accumulating in my life. A mixture of stress, lack of confidence, apathy, weariness, and a genuine feeling of being overwhelmed are just permeating in my heart right now.

I feel far from the Lord. I don't know why. I feel like I'm giving half of my heart to everything because I'm stretched so thin. I feel a general blah-ness that comes from not seeing the sun enough.

Then this passage comes to mind -- and I can fill in plenty for "THESE THINGS" ...

"No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us." (Romans 8:37)

I feel that. OVERWHELMING victory.

"And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 8:38-39)

I want overwhelming victory, but I'm a work in progress ...

But God is not finished with me.

And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns (Philippians 1:6).

God will not abandon me.

The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me; your love, O LORD, endures forever--do not abandon the works of your hands (Psalm 138:8).

God will keep me strong.

He will keep you strong to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 1:8).