I have a confession...🥹 While praying yesterday about a new concern our family is faced with I didn't feel the usual comfort that prayer normally gives me. Instead I felt a terrible emptiness come over me. I tried to push past it but instead anxiety trickle down like cold rain. I prayed harder! I only felt a total spiritual weakness. It didn't take long to realize I was being tested. I tried to trust but my words fell to the ground. Through the night my prayers felt aimless between periods of sleep. This morning I used every shred of strength I could find to seek a connection with God. Listening to my favorite songs of worship did not help. Reading my devotional books did not help. Turning to the Bible shouldn't have been my last resort because I read it daily but somehow I had forgotten. I turned to a favorite chapter, Romans 5 and began to read the highlighted passage. When I got to verse two a phrase stood out. "...this grace wherein we stand..." I know that grace means undeserved favor and I thought that I clearly saw God's grace in my life but I was about to find out otherwise as I was revealed the truth. I am nothing without God's grace. I am too weak to follow Him, to empty to love Him, I have no drive to seek Him, no heart to worship Him, no love or care for others, no peace, no hope, no patience to wait on Him, and more. Everything flows from His throne of grace. Everything

Posted by twinoaksranch7 at 2025-02-19 20:39:32 UTC