"Oh No! She's Awake!"

Ouch! My devotion this morning was about God using us in spite of our weaknesses. In fact he often uses our weaknesses to fulfill our purpose in life. And this week in my Bible Study about the life of David, we were told to let go of the "devastations" in our lives and live in the knowledge that God can and will use those devastations/weaknesses to take us so far that we could never imagine it. Look how far he took David - he took him from a lowly shepherd boy to the throne of Israel. And of course when we are living in the purpose that God has called us to, we will face opposition from Satan. But David always sought after God first whenever he faced opposition. He waited for a word from God and then he DID exactly what God told him too. David gave Satan Hell!! Today I wonder, when I wake up every morning does Satan look to all his buddies and shout "Oh No! She's Awake!" or does he just shrug and say "no worries there"!

Lord, Help me to live each day according to your will and purpose for my life. Help me to not make excuses for why you could never use me. I know I'm not good enough, not smart enough, not fit enough, etc., and I never will be this side of Heaven. Here I am, with all my imperfections. I want other's to see You, Father, and your perfection shining through my weaknesses. Help me to let go of devastations and look forward with anticipation to what it is you've brought me here to do. I want to live a life so dependent on you, so on fire for you, in such a way to impact the lives of those you put in my sphere of influence. Lord, I want the devil to shout "Oh No! She's Awake!" every morning! Amen!