The Power of the Spirit

Zechariah 4:6Then he said to me, "This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the LORD of hosts.

Luke 12:22And he said to his disciples, "Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on. 23For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.

God doesn't use power or might to achieve His will, but rather He uses His Holy Spirit. The Spirit is what accomplishes God's will and so we shouldn't place our trust in anything else. Jesus tells us in Luke 12 that we shouldn't be anxious about our life because God provides everything we need. If we seek God and His spirit through Jesus Christ, then we will never have to worry where our next meal or clothing will be coming from.

I feel like God is trying to drill this into my heart and brain. I need to trust in Him. I need to know that it is only by the power of His spirit that His will is accomplished. Is the Holy Spirit in me? Am I abiding in Jesus? I think I'm trying really hard to do so, but I'm missing something. I'm somehow holding something back. I think I am still anxious in my core. On the outside I seem together and calm, but in the inside, I'm doubting and worrying. As I take a step back and look at my life from an outside perspective, I see the bigger picture. My life is greatly (almost unfairly) blessed. I am healthy, young, married to a wonderful, handsome, God-fearing man, a mother of a healthy, cute baby boy, living in the most beautiful place in the world, eating abundantly everyday, sleeping in a comfortable, safe place every night, and surrounded by encouraging and loving family and friends. Who could ask for more? Who could call that struggling or scraping by? No way! God has been so gracious and good to me. I need to have faith in Him. He has never forsaken me.

Heavenly Father, I thank You for Your lovingkindness. Forgive me for trusting in power, strength, and man. Lord, I repent and place all my faith and trust in You. I ask that You would fill me with Your Holy Spirit and that Your Spirit would move mightily in my life. Lord, I believe Your will is good. Keep me close to You. I love You, Lord. I ask that my heart be in the right place and that I would stop worrying and being anxious. In the name of Jesus I pray, Amen.