Colossians 2:9-10
In Christ, all the fullness of the Deity lives bodily form, and you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority.
What of Today’s Verse…
If you had known Jesus’ address in Nazareth along about A.D. 20, you could have gone to that house and said, “God lives here!” The doctrine of Jesus as fully God and fully man, fully God and yet having emptied himself of all of his divine privilege, is nearly impossible to fully understand, but is the awesome reality of Grace. God chose to be like us because we could not be like him. So in Jesus, God came to us so we could be given his fullness.
Let us Pray:
Almighty God, I confess that you are too great for me to comprehend. Yet as marvellous and mighty and majestic as you are, your grace is greater still. Thank you for sending Jesus so I could know you. Thank you for sending Jesus so I could be forgiven. Thank you for sending Jesus so I can go home to you and live forever. Thank you, Jesus, for coming to redeem me and then returning to the Father so I can speak to him through you. Amen.
Words of Wisdom
Frustration…
Are you constantly frustrated?
Good!
Tony Robbins tells us that all successful people know “success is buried on the other side of frustration”. The only people who are not ever frustrated are those who never attempt anything.
If you’re taking action and working toward achievement of your goals, you will become frustrated on a routine basis. People don’t follow through on their word, machines break down, and projects take longer than you estimated, accidents happen. There are thousands of things that can go wrong.
But that doesn’t need to stop you. The best way to deal with frustration is to adjust your attitude. Accept the fact that you’ll have setbacks, and look for what you can learn from them. Beating yourself up, because of something over which you have no control, is certainly not productive. Instead, ask yourself, “What can I learn from this?” “How can I make sure this doesn’t happen again?”
And you can take the concept one step further. If something is frustrating you, there’s a good chance that it’s a problem for other people as well. Perhaps if you developed a good solution, it would be valuable to a lot of people. Who knows, you might be able to even make some money from it. Look at your frustrations as opportunities for improvement.
