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A standard of excellence….. 

Bur he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”  Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.   II Corinthians 12: 9 

Jesus was our model for excellence and perfection.  As John Ed stated, some Christians think they are supposed to be perfect, but we know that here on earth we can never reach perfection.  We must rely on God’s grace to help us in our weaknesses as we go on our spiritual journey.  Anna Quindlen’s quote was great. “The thing that is really hard and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.”  Isn’t it wonderful to know that God meets us exactly where we are! 

As we aim for excellence, our spending daily quality time with the Lord in prayer is vital.  Our time in scriptures and prayer molds us, guides us, and helps transform us.  Our time with the Lord helps us to trust him with every area of our life—our children and family, our job, our BIG struggles, our “knotty” problems (my Granddaddy Bourland always used that word), our finances—–absolutely everything no matter how small or how big.  The Lord will guide us if we will trust him and allow him room in our hearts. 

As we approach the time to make our commitments to love, celebrate and serve with our financial commitment, it is so important that we remember God’s promise to us in Philippians 4:13:  I can do everything through him who gives me strength.  So, remember, God’s grace is sufficient.  And as the song says, “Trust and obey, for there is no other way…..” 

So I am asking, what commitments are we willing to make?

Dale 

PS…I thought I posted this early this morning, but it is not showing up, so I will try again.