"The point is not what the type of sinner you are. The point is what kind of Savior He is." (J.D. Greear)

For 18 years of my life, I didn't know this. I continually measured my behavior against that of those around me. I totally missed the proposition that I needed a Savior because I was insufficient myself. It is His adequacy that makes up for my inadequacies.

Today, because of this truth, my life is completely different. The burden to perform is gone. The demand to "succeed" has been extinguished. In order for the Lord to be magnified, I must be made low. There are many times that my flesh is not okay with being humbled. But I have resolved to fight to deny myself.

If there is anything I have learned this summer, it is that I need Jesus more than ever when I enter the business world. If I don't put on His armor in the morning, I am going to step into my own trap. My heart is unstable, unpredictable. When I don't satisfy my longings with the gospel, my heart reaches for any glimmer of hope for approval or self-gratification. I find myself there so many days.

Although it is easy to get discouraged, I am holding onto God's promise to finish the work He has started in me. He is faithful & good & true.

I will sing to the Lord,
because He has dealt bountifully with me. (Psalm 13:6)