Psalm 147:10-11 says,
"He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He does not take pleasure in the legs of a man. The Lord favors those who fear Him, those who wait for His lovingkindness."
Just yesterday I messed up at the most blessed of all endeavors. I let anger get in and control me when I addressed 3 of my children for a severe act of disobedience. I've been apologizing every since, especially to God, because these are blessings from HIM. They are HIS little art pieces that He entrusted to me, and I messed it up.
And you may know how this goes - you fail, you think of how much of a failure you are, and nothing good comes of it. I did that all night, and I started out this day with that mindset. "I'm not good at anything, God," I thought. "I'm not crafty." "I'm not a great cook." "I'm just now learning how to keep a house clean." "I get angry." "I am not a fun mom" "I'm not attractive anymore." "I have issues." "I'm broken." I could go on, but perhaps you can fill in the blanks. I just thank God for the Bible study Entrusted with a Child's Heart that I'm doing with a group of ladies. As all of this was pouring back into my thoughts this morning, I read that he doesn't delight in my strength. He wants me to fear Him and wait for Him. Then I realized that if I were especially good at something, I just might put that in a lofty position ahead of my Lord sometimes. In fact, I am pretty certain that I would. And, so, a little sprig of gratefulness sprang forth in my heart this morning and is growing even now. Thank you, God, that I'm not all that good at anything but just trusting in and fearing the Lord.
Now - please help me with that anger thing and pouring out all the Grace you have so generously given me.