Sometimes He knocks the "cocky" out of me

I get cocky… and when that happens all kinds of things start falling apart and in that instant I realize I’ve failed to put my trust in Him. I’ve taken on my little world and I’ve left no place for Him. For His love, for His grace, for His direction… for His guidance.

And so I fall on my knees and I ask for forgiveness. I ask Him to heal my heart of this ugly pride. I ask Him to fill my heart with His Words, His truth.

There are a lot of rocks that we are faced with every single day. Most seem manageable. They aren’t too heavy and some of them are shed as we walk through the days and weeks. As we carry the rocks more are added and because we’ve been able to build our strength through carrying the smaller ones, we think the big ones aren’t going to make that much of a difference. We’re strong. We can handle it.  And then we realize that we were never meant to carry them. Our bodies aren’t made to carry them. We were made to let Him carry them.

Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.

Matthew 11:28

And He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness." Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may dwell in me. Therefore I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ's sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong.

2 Corinthians 12:9-10

The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

Psalm 18:2

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort; who comforts us in all our affliction so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

2 Corinthians 1:3-4

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song.

Psalm 28:7