FIT OF THE PRICKLIES!

2 Corinthians 12:9 NKJV And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” …

Do you ever have days where you feel all prickly? You’re not even sure why, but it may have been something someone said or did, or what you heard on the news. It may be you just woke up on the wrong side of the bed and the enemy gave you a thought which you should have thrown out immediately but instead you let it grow. We’ve probably all been there and done that!😊

So what do we do with the pricklies when they come? There’s only one thing we can do and it’s to take them to the Holy Spirit and ask Him for His help to pull them out or let them go.

God has grace for each day, for each prickle and He tells us His grace is sufficient, more than enough. One meaning of sufficient is that it ‘lifts off’ whatever is bugging us. But we have to go to the throne of grace to receive it by faith. It’s no good harbouring the prickles or excusing them. We have to want His grace and humble ourselves to ask for it.😊

God says He is no respecter of persons (Acts 10:34), that He will treat us all the same. So if He helps and forgives one, then He will do it for us all. His grace is free and for all who will receive it, but we have to receive it!

Can I encourage us all, next time we have a fit of the pricklies, let’s just find a quiet spot and talk to the Lord about it and ask for His amazing grace to let go of whatever has upset or disturbed our peace. Allow His peace that passes understanding to flow into all the prickly corners as His love and kindness and care of us wash them all away.😊

It helps to remember that Jesus Himself is interceding for us before His Father around the clock and the Holy Spirit is our Helper and Advocate as well. We’re not on our own, His grace is available to us all and it’s more than enough. Praise God. In Jesus name Amen.

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