Strength

Speaking about how supremely satisfying it is to rest in God's strength, John Piper wrote these lines in an email I received from Desiring God. 

"We feel profound fitness in the fact that He is infinitely strong and not us."

"Everything in us rejoices to go out to behold this power, as if we had arrived at the celebration of the victory of a distance runner who had beaten us in the race, and we found our greatest joy in admiring his strength, rather than resenting our loss. "

"We find deepest meaning in life when our hearts freely go out to admire God's power, rather than turning inward to boast in our own - or even think about our own. We discover something overwhelming: It is profoundly satisfying not to be God, but to give up all thoughts and desires to be God."

 

Isn't it freeing to realize that we don't have to carry the burden with our own strength? 

It's like the feeling right after you wake up and suddenly remember that something incredible happened the day before. And whatever happened, be it a new toy, a new friend, or just a new thought, brings meaning to this day in overwhelming ways. You sit up without hesitation exclaiming, "Oh YEAH!!"