What Kind Of Fuel Are You Running On?

I was reading in a Max Lucado book this morning called "Come Thirsty". I have read this book probably a dozen times and everytime I read it I find something that wasn't in there before. It just amazes me that we see things when God is ready for us to see them.

The story in "Come Thirsty" was about people who are saved, yet spiritually unsaved. What that means is they accept the free gift of Christ Jesus, but then they take over and are trying to do life on their own strength.

I am the kind of person who likes to make things fit together, find solutions, look for the missing part or piece. I am a problem solver, that is one of my greatest strengths. If there is something that needs to be taken care of, I am right in there with ideas and suggestions to make it right. Sometimes, I don't even look at all aspects before I start trying to find a solution. I am often so confident that I have the answer, I don't even listen to other peoples suggestions. Then I come across as a "know it all". UGH!!! This is one thing about myself that I really don't like. This is where satan knows that he can "get me".

Here is where I go wrong, I forget that the ability to solve problems is a gift that God gave me and the only fuel that it will run well on is the fuel that I receive from Him.

In Galations 3:3 it says: "How foolish can you be? After starting your Christian lives in the Spirit, why are you now trying to become perfect by your own human effort?