I spent most of today feeling discouraged with several negative thoughts biting at me like lice that refuse to go away. Why can't I be this person I want to be? Why do I fail, get discouraged, and struggle? And then I came across this verse:
Take my love, my Lord, I pour
At Thy feet its treasure store;
Take myself and I will be
Ever, only, all for Thee.
And then I realized, I have to give everything--my discouragements, failures, self-doubts--up to Him. I can't make myself into what I should be for I'm not God. All I have to do is be willing to be used and follow where He leads.
