Devotion 2

One of the speakers of the OCMA Leadership training shared how God stripped off him everything he thought of as his identity and showed him His PACE, PURPOSE and PLAN.

It’s a constant struggle for us to follow God’s PACE without knowing His PURPOSE and PLAN, but He wants to strip off everything else we think of as our identities, so that in the end, when it’s just Him, we'd know His grace is sufficient for you, for His power is made perfect in weakness (2 Corinthians 12:8).

This reminds me of the “seed that fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants” (Matthew 13:7). Sometimes the burden of the world is taking such a big part of our lives that it seems that God can no longer be our Provider of peace and patience. Still, He won’t answer all our prayer requests; He wants us to keep the faith for tomorrow.

At today’s sermon, I’m reassured that God is SOVEREIGN, SECURE, SENSITIVE, and SUPERNATURAL. He is always standing and walking by my side, in which my heart takes great delight.

Don’t pray for easy life.
Pray to be a stronger man.
Don’t pray for tasks equal to your powers.
Pray for powers equal your tasks.