I have everything needed!!

A verse in 2 Peter 1:3-4 has captured me! I say captured because the other day as I was listening to a friend of mine talk about a new mattress she had just bought, she said that this mattress has captured her! She is so cozy in her bed now that she just wants to stay there in the morning and not get up. She wants to linger in the moment, and stay in bed in the comfort of her new mattress. While she was telling me this, I was thinking about God's Word and How it has captured me. I too, just want to linger and stay in it, drinking in the comfort and peace of it. Of late it has been this particular verse in 2 Peter:


"By His divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know Him, the one who called us to Himself by means of His marvelous glory and excellence. And because of His glory and excellence, He has given us great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share His divine nature and escape the world's corruption caused by human desires."

Just think, I have everything I need for living a godly life. By coming to know God and Jesus. He has called me to Him, by means of His marvelous glory and excellence. He has given me great and precious promises that enable me to share in His divine nature and escape the world's corruption.

This verse is a great and precious promise to my heart. It has changed my prayer life. I no longer pray, prayers that ask God for more love, or joy, or peace, or etc. I now thank God that He has everything I need to live a life that is godly, pleasing and glorifying to Him.

Thank you Lord, that you have given me love, joy, peace, courage, forgiveness, gentleness, and a whole new life. Thank you that you have given me the ability to walk by your Spirit. Now I ask that I would, according to your power, in me, incorporate love, joy, etc. into my world, into this physical realm. I do it by your power that enables me. All for your glory!

As I come to know Him, through His Word, God wants me to grow more and more in grace and peace. What a great and precious promise. (2 Peter 1:2)

The more I get to know God, the more confidence I have in Him, and His great and precious promises. He loves me so much. And the less confidence I have in myself. I need God and His Word.