You Don't Have to Be Perfect to Start - God Gives You Strength

Show Notes:
God wants us to surrender our lives to Him & ask for His help.

But, we often live to impress the world instead of honoring the Father of Everything.

Galatians 1:10, “Obviously, I’m not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ’s servant.”

We think everything needs to be perfectly planned & ready to go before we can take that next step. 

Matthew 11:28-30, “Then Jesus said, ‘Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.’”

But we don’t. God is the only one that loves completely unconditionally. He wants us to come to Him, battered & broken, willing to surrender it all to Him

Romans 5:8, “But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.”

Here are 5 tips I have for you to no longer allow the need to be perfect or ready get in your way of taking the next step:

1. Stand Up to Your Insecurities
   1. 2 Corinthians 12:9-10, “Each time he said, ‘My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.’ So not I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”
   2. God’s strength is seen through our vulnerabilities. 
2. Practice Giving Grace & Forgiveness to Yourself & Others
   1. God calls us to forgive others & extend grace, just as He did and does every single day. 
   2. Ephesians 4:32, “Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.”
3. See Your Life as a Way to Serve God & Others
   1. Give your life to God so He can use your life to save someone else. 
   2. Galatians 6:9-10, “So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.”
4. Trust God, as You Have With Other Things
   1. If you’re still stuck on how to trust Him, just ASK Him to help you trust Him.
   2. God has done SO MUCH for you already, so why not trust Him now? 
   3. Proverbs 3:5-6, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding; think about Him in all your ways, and He will guide you on the right paths.”
5. Spend TONS of Time in Prayer
   1. Prayer doesn’t need to ONLY be reserved for quiet time/devotional time. You can pray any time you want. 
   2. Philippians 4:6-7, “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.”

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