Four Hands On The Wheel
The passage I read the other day is one of my most favorites and most impactful in my life. 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 is well known for it's "My grace is sufficient" part but there is so much more there. Paul's comment "but I refrain [from boasting] so no one will think more of me than is warranted by what I do or say" is powerful. What I do should be all that matters. What I may tout or say may be good but how I live my life says so much more. I'm gonna mess up. I'm gonna say the wrong things because I can be a little dense or moody (yup... just ask my sweetie). But God will never say the wrong things. He will always be there and if I am doing my best to let Him be my Guide then my actions should be more in line with Him. My actions "speak" the state of my heart. The section about the thorn given to Paul to keep him from becoming conceited points to God being in control, too. I have clung to this part because of my need for any excuse for...