Our family, separated by thousands of miles, has been glued to the U.S. Open Tennis tournament the past couple weeks, live-texting through each match, expending way too much emotional energy, staying up late, willing our favorites to win.
I’ve been reminded of all the hours I spent in the bleachers, cheering for Katy, and Maggie as they played competitive tennis matches. One of the common refrains from spectators and fellow teammates was, “You’ve got this!”
“You’ve got this Katy! You’ve got this Maggie!”
The implication was “You’ve got all the skill and ability necessary to win this match. You have it in you. Dig deep.”
It struck me the other day that this is what God would like to remind me each morning…not that I’ve got this, but that HE has it. He’s got this moment, this day, this season, my life in His hands.
He has all the power, and understanding and patience and resources for anything we face today. He is sufficient.
And BECAUSE He’s got this, you’ve got this!
In what area of your life do you feel like you just don’t have what is needed? Maybe it’s something specific to today, or general for this season of life.
Moses didn’t think he had the right words needed.
Esther may have doubted she had enough courage to go to the king on behalf of her people.
Was the woman who couldn’t stop bleeding afraid she didn’t have enough faith, as she reached out and touched Jesus’ robe?
Perhaps Lydia doubted she had enough credibility as a woman leader.
But in each situation, the Lord essentially said, “You’ve got this because I’ve got this.”
Consider posting just one word or a short phrase (or a paragraph if you want!) in the comments that says where you feel like you “don’t have it.”
It might be something you need as a parent, a boss, a mentor, an employee, a provider…
Here’s mine: Lord, I don’t have the patience needed.
We can list anything and hear God say,
“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”
2 corinthians 12:9
So today, when you feel like you don’t have enough faith, or patience, or energy, or wisdom, or grace…may you hear the Lord cheering you on, saying “You’ve got this because I’ve got you.”
