June 1

A missionary wrote me: “Sometimes adversity tempts me to discouragement in the face of seeming failure. But I take courage and press on anew, as I remember that God does not hold me responsible for success, but for faithfulness.” Jesus said, “Well done, you faithful servant,” not “Well done, you successful servant.”

If any one serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there shall my servant be also; if any one serves me, the Father will honor him.

John 12:26

Father, teach us to yield. What  You do not have at Your disposal You cannot sanctify, just as the potter cannot form the clay if it is not totally in his hands.