“For I am working in you, Mike, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases Me.” (Phil. 2:13)
Oddly, but the first thing that jumps into my brain when I read this is, “where are you when my desires aren’t aligned with yours?!” It’s funny because I completely know it’s not His fault for any wrong desires. I think here, though, is I can take comfort in knowing that any desire that is good and right comes from Him. Any goodness in me is a sign that He is working and for that I can give Him praise. And then with that I can be confident knowing that if He wants me to do something that is pleasing to Him, He will give me the power to do it. Far too often I rely on my own strength to do what pleases Him. Far too often I don’t work in faith. And all the while God is the one who supplies the power, and that is a truth I don’t hold on to often enough.
Lord, I thank You for the desires You have placed in my heart. I know that sometimes they get mixed up with my own fleshly desires, but I ask that your desires would rise to the top and become greater than any earthly desires in my heart. And I ask Lord that You would give me faith to trust in Your power to do what pleases You. I’m tired of trying to do it on my own strength and carrying an unnecessary burden. Help me see Your power and not my own abilities getting in the way.