I Can Do All Things Through Christ, but What is My Assignment?
In the last MHIL blog post, I expressed what I learned about my life being in the hands of the Lord. But another part of the lesson came to my mind last week.
I hadn’t been viewing another familiar scripture fully. Once again, I am not saying I’ve grasped all of its meaning; but, I see another part of it now.
“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”
It is a fact that we can do all things through Christ. We can because in Him we live more and have our being. Bottom line, we can’t do anything without Him. I shared on a few occasions how I struggled with my self-confidence as it relates to my abilities and I drew strength from the above scripture. But there were times that I had a hard time understanding why the outcome felt like failure and not success. It was at that moment that I realized I needed to alter how I view success, which brings me to the topic of this post.
Philippians 4:13 reminds us that we can do all things, but I was focused on one thing in particular, which was my definition of success. But Isaiah 55:8 tells us that our thoughts and ways are not like the Lord’s. So, what was I assigned to do?
The thing we are enabled to do through Christ at a particular time in a certain situation may vary. My assignment may have been to suffer, through and by the power of God. My assignment may have been to wait and trust God, through and by the power of Christ. My assignment may have been to learn more about God, through and by the power of Christ. What we are assigned to do and obtain may not be what we think it is. So, what’s the plan?
“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. ”