How to Overcome Your Shortcomings
By Jeannie Blackmer2 min read
A little humor can change your whole perspective.
Devotions
God’s Trust
Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.—PROVERBS 31:30 ESV
God’s Joy
Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior.—Habakkuk 3:18 (NIV)
The Blessings of Waiting
Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway.—PROVERBS 8:34 NIV
The Rewards of Endurance
But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.—Matthew 24:13 (KJV)
Celebrate God’s Greatness
“Our Lord, we are thankful…. Because of your wonderful deeds we will sing your praises everywhere on earth.” Sing, people of Zion! Celebrate the greatness of the holy Lord of Israel. God is here to help you.—ISAIAH 12:4– 6 CEV
Soar with the Eagles
But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.—Isaiah 40:31 (NIV)
Your Voice
“I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me—just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep.”—JOHN 10:14–15 NIV
Take Time to Listen
Now choose life, so that you and your children may live and that you may love the Lord your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the Lord is your life.—Deuteronomy 30:19-20 (NIV)
Kick Back—Refresh
“Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.”—JOHN 16:24 NIV
Thorn in the Flesh
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.—2 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV)
Do Good and Do Well
Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.—PSALM 37:3 KJV
