"The reason some of us are such poor specimens of Christianity is because we have no Almighty Christ. We have Christian attributes and experiences, but there is no abandonment to Jesus Christ. When we get into difficult circumstances, we impoverish His ministry by saying – "Of course He cannot do any thing," and we struggle down to the deeps and try to get the water for ourselves. Beware of the satisfaction of sinking back and saying – "It can’t be done"; you know it can be done if you look to Jesus. The well of your incompleteness is deep, but make the effort and look away to Him." -Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest 2/27
This really hit home for me today. You can fill in the blank with whatever you "it" is.
This makes me think of two verses:
...Lord, I believe, help thou mine unbelief. Mark 9:24b
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the father of lights, with whom is no varibleness, neither shadow of turning. James 1:17
