Lord, I give You:

• the amount of time I have today,

• the amount of things I have to do,

• and the amount of energy in my body.

Somehow, I’m not sure the math checks out, but I choose to trust You anyway.  I choose to remember what You promised in Your Word:

I have an all-surpassing power in me.  It surpasses weariness, temptation, struggles, limitations.  It surpasses everything that would hinder me as I live in pursuit of God and His purposes for me. 

This is a power nothing can diminish – not a global pandemic, not the actions and opinions of others, not my own faults and failings, not regrets of the past or unknowns in the future, not the circumstances I’m unable to change. 

Certainly, nothing and no one can conquer the power of God at work in the lives of those who love Him.  Nothing and no one.  Because the source of the power is indisputable, all-knowing, ever present.  And because He will never change, that power will always be available. 

All we must do is tap in to it. 

At the intersection of my human limitation and His supernatural ability, where my finite understanding meets His all-knowing, at the crossroad of seen and unseen is a choice.  The choice to dwell on how I feel and what I see or to tap into the ever-flowing stream of God’s wisdom and strength.

So, I can be overwhelmed by my emotions or overflowing with His grace.  I can let my circumstances define my mood, or I can process my circumstances and emotions in Him.  I can remain depleted or come to Him to be refreshed. 

The choice is entirely up to me.

So yes, the number of things on my to-do list may be more than the amount of time I have today.  The amount of energy in my body may be nowhere close to what I wish it was.  But I’m thankful for how God’s math checks out.  He multiples grace and strength in us.  His well of resources never runs dry.  The daily stress of life, the major moments and the minutiae cannot subtract from the all-surpassing power in us.