Jesus could not do it on His own

He was fully man when He was here. He grew hungry, tired, weeped, deeply distressed.

The Prayer in the Garden


Mark 14:32 Then they came to a place which was named Gethsemane; and He said to His disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” 33 And He took Peter, James, and John with Him, and He began to be troubled and deeply distressed.

There are many things in this life that we experience that we become fearful... or distressed... anxious... hurtful... and those natural reactions sink us. There are times when God lets me go into this world alone... to test my obedience to the things He has put before me. I experience the feelings mentioned before- but the Holy Spirit comes and 'checks' my spirit and points me to Jesus... in the way that I should react. It is at that time that I repent and ask for forgiveness. Its a learning process to react in a Holy manner.

The natural desires that we have often try to come to the surface and sometimes we react according to its ways. The main thing here is that I cannot do it w/out Jesus in my life. Through Him, I can do all things. Through Him, I am reconciled w/ God. Through Him, I am strengthened. Through Him, I can ask for forgiveness.

Jesus was the same way. In the garden of Gethsemane, He was being persecuted by satan not to go through all the pain and agony. Jesus, fully man as we are, knows what we go through... because He went through it all.

When Peter asked the Lord to come out onto the water that Jesus was walking on, He couldn't do w/out Jesus- but knowing who Jesus was- He had the faith to ask. But when the winds and water became turbulent, in fear Peter began to sink.

Its the fear that we give into that diminishes the Glory of God. God granted Peter to walk on water, but fear sank Him. People fear many things in this life... and they are diminishing and putting aside the Glory of God. Peter was walking by faith, but when his focus turned to what he was seeing and not keeping his eyes upon Jesus, who he was walking to... he began to sink.

When Sunday comes around and the offering bags come around, I might have 20 bucks in my wallet... I was given $150.... I still gotta give my fifteen... I don't know when I am going to get more gas money to take my girls to school! I have gone through fear and frustrations in my finance dept... how many people give 'til it hurts... ya just gotta do it by faith and He still provides me gas money... but it was those times when I got angry.... for what? For nothing.

The bottom line is this in my life... ... .... I'm a failure. I've tried changing. Can't do it. Thats who I am. BUT, by Him, through, Him, for Him... I CAN DO ALL THINGS.

One of my favorite scriptures is... it is no longer I who live... but He who lives in me.

I can't help to say that the times that I have gone through.... have been nasty. I have been on depression meds twice, financially troubled, fully dependent upon other people- its not easy what I have gone through. Certain things have had to come to pass for me to get to this point in my life where I am at! I have trusted all that He has shared w/ me. I know that He will bless me and glorify Himself in my life... if I wait for Him. Look what Jesus got... He got ALL AUTHORITY! God blessed Him for what God put Him through... and really, it was for us... because God Loved us so much that He sent His ONLY begotten Son. What is going to be the prize for us to wait and trust in Him... ultimately- eternal life.

Chances are that He is going to do something in your lifetime here on earth that is going to glorify God. When satan is persecuting you... its God severely chastening you... so that you may learn. But you can't do it on your own... you gotta helper- the Holy Spirit whom God sends by the petition from Jesus Christ... you can't do it w/out Jesus.