God's Partnership

2 Corinthians 2:12-13---Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

No one is helpless. No one is hopeless. However, there are times in our life when we may feel helpless and hopeless. At the other extreme in our life there are those times when we are so full of power and enthusiasm we are able to run over any obstacle with ease. In either case, at either extreme, we need to let God get a grip on our life. We mistakenly try to live our life on our own. When we try to live our life on our own we lose. In our complex world of dependence upon one another, we do not have the capability or the wherewithal to manage every situation on our own. When we are faced with what seems to be a situation of total hopelessness, we need to let God grasp us. We need to let God grasp the situation in which we are enmeshed. By letting God come into a circumstance, we gain new power and a new perspective. Letting God grasp a situation does not mean we give up control. We are commissioned to do God's will, but we are not commissioned to sit back as we try to convince God to do His will for us while we do little or nothing.