OG Devo – Knee Pads

Recently, while “cleaning up” old files that were saved on my computer, I came across the original 20 year-old manuscript of Devotions For Difficult Days. As I’ve read through the OG devos, the memories of His faithfulness in the midst of pain, come rushing back to my heart. I so clearly see the grace and mercy of God on my life and His ability to walk us through trials. Not necessarily removing the painful events, but giving us His wisdom and grace to walk through them. It’s also a real-life example of Romans 8:28 and Ephesians 1:11 which says in part, He is “working all things according to the counsel of His will.” And His promise to bring good from all we face – If we put our lives in His hands. He will do the same for you as well and that “hopeless” situation you’re facing.

I have decided to share a few of these OG devos from years past, in their original form for the most part. You may notice a few grammar issues or strange sentence structure. Please  try to look past that, and land on the lesson He was teaching me at the time, and maybe even use it to remind/or teach you as well.

For His glory and your encouragement. Becky White

Knee Pads

Satan’s angel did his best to get me down; what he in fact did was push me to my knees.

2 Corinthians 12:8 The MSG, a paraphrase (In context 2 Corinthians 12:9-10  )

The following was ripped from the pages of my decades-old prayer journal.

This is beyond me, Father. I feel like I can’t take it any more! These tests, trials and temptations just keep rolling over me in waves of intensity; when will it stop?

Though not audibly, I could almost hear the Lord say, “My grace is sufficient for you. Becky, My power is made perfect in your weakness. When you are weak, you are most strong – in Me. Don’t allow yourself to succumb to despair. Put your hope in Me, I will strengthen you in your inner man through My Spirit who lives in you. Trust Me to walk you through this.”

Oh Father, I  admit that apart from You I can do nothing, but through You I can do all things. I know I am more than a conqueror  through Christ Who loves me and gave His life for me. Cause me to walk out these truths – not simply parrot verses to others, but in the furnace of my life, to actually walk them out. Cause Your hope to fill me.

This prayer wrestling with the Lord didn’t cause my testings to melt into oblivion (do they ever!?), but as the verse in 2 Corinthians testifies, what the enemy would use to destroy me, has actually been used by God to drive me to knees in total dependence on my Father, and complete abandon to His  will.

As C.S. Lewis so eloquently put it, “God, who foresaw your tribulation, has specially armed you to go through it, not without pain but without stain.” 

Whatever form your test, trial or temptation may take, may the Lord Jesus Christ strengthen you and may it drive you to your knees. In dependence on Him.

My Father God, In complete reliance on Your power and Your strength, equip me to walk this narrow road to which You call all Your people. Thank You!  I love You so much. In Jesus name, Amen

Written by Becky White for the Lord Jesus

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