When All Else Fails

Your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.

1 Corinthians 2:5

Who hasn’t had this thought flash on Christmas Eve or the night before a child’s birthday: When all else fails, read the directions? It was bad enough when figuring things out involved mostly nuts and bolts and a couple of simple tools. Now we have endless levels of digital commands to figure out when it comes to electronic gadgets. It seems the more complicated things get, the more determined we become to figure them out by ourselves.

And that holds true for our spiritual lives as well. The more difficult our circumstances, the more determined we are to figure things out on our own without having to call upon God. What we fail to realize is that such times are part of our training, that God allows us to get to the end of our ability just so we will learn to call upon Him. That was certainly part of the original disciples’ training—like the time they fished all night with no “luck” until they listened to Jesus’ advice and saw their boat filled with fish.

If you are nearing the end of your rope, maybe it’s time to call on the Lord. There is great victory in realizing the limits of your own ability—and the limitlessness of His.

One of the best ways to get back on your feet is to first get on your knees.

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