Your Story for His Glory: Rejoicing in Remembering Whose You Are
Commit your work to the Lord and your plans will be established.
—Proverbs 16:3
What an awesome and mighty God we have the privilege of serving.
He takes us in our frail humanity and calls us into acts greater than we could ever be capable of. He brings us to moments that expose our own weakness with intent to cover our every failure with his abundant strength.
He is able to be trusted. He is worthy to be adored. He is competent to accomplish his purposes in our lives.
(Can I get an amen?! Just getting hyped in my own house at 7am over here.)
It is a beautiful truth to consider: that God has purposes laid out for us.
Since the beginning of time—I’m talking Adam-and-Eve-era—God has invited mankind to co-labor with him in bringing about his purposes in the world. We see this by Adam’s working of the garden. We see it in Moses bringing forth freedom for the Israelites. We see David conquer Goliath. We hear Paul talk about it in his ministry work in 1 Corinthians 3:9.
You may have heard it said that God doesn’t need us, but he chooses to use us. One could also add that we need him right back—for all the “big things” like salvation, love, and life itself—but also to color our lives with purpose.
In all of the above examples, we see God rise up a worker for his intentions.
Whether it’s bringing Adam from the dust and establishing him in the garden, or calling forth Moses (who was pretty adamant that he was not qualified for the job), to training up David from a shepherd into a God-fearing warrior, to bringing about in Paul a 180-degree conversion on the Road to Damascus… over-and-over again, we see God take the unqualified, and call them into a role to bring about his purposes and his glory.
Might we consider the truth that God is actually glorified in our weakness! This is the idea we see displayed in 2 Corinthians 12:9-10:
But 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. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
2 Corinthians 12:9-10
Maybe the work before you is to step into a role that you feel unqualified for. Maybe you’re in a season where you’re longing for relationship, but you see no prospects. Maybe enduring through illness, hardship, or pain is the work you have to do today… Maybe the work you have before you feels impossible.
Whatever lies before you, I hope you’re able to see the strength of God at work in it. I hope you can find rest and joy in the providence of God, covering all the things that feel beyond your own abilities.
May we never forget this message, no matter how many times we hear it: his grace is sufficient. His grace (or his favor that covers your life) is sufficient (or enough to satisfy what’s needed). His grace is sufficient for you.
You don’t need to know how you’ll get through tomorrow. You don’t have to worry about the outcome in 10 years. Just focus on faithfully walking alongside your loving God today as you release the outcomes of your work to him. Commit what you do to him, and your plans will be established.
If you’re looking for more study on this, check out Psalm 90, which illustrates the Mighty and Infinite nature of God, and ends with this banger:
May the favor of the Lord rest on us; establish the work of our hands for us—yes, establish the work of our hands. Psalm 90:17
Resting in the nature of God allows us to release our circumstances. As we bring ourselves under submission to his Greatness, we can trust him to establish the work we do.
May you find joy observing your own story being scripted for the Glory of the King. Your story for His glory.
