Be Still: 30 Devotions for the Hopeful HeartSample

The Power of Our Potential

I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope He has given to those He called—His holy people who are His rich and glorious inheritance. EPHESIANS 1:18 NLT

Our potential—do we really have any idea what it is? Or what it could look like?

Even with the ways we perceive life will change or imagine the possibilities that could happen when we dream big and fly high, we still tend to undermine our abilities and place ourselves in a box.

We want to believe for the impossible, step into the unknown, and trust God completely in His Word, but we want to do these things in ways that do not force us out of our comfort zones.

Friends, if we really and truly understood the mightiness and grace of the Father, our lives would look different in every way. But to know how they would look different, we have to understand the heart of our heavenly Father.

Scripture states, “Your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope...” When our heart is flooded with light, which is the truth of His Word, we no longer question our ability to show up—nor do we need the affirmation of everyone around us before we enter our potential. When our heart is flooded with light, we begin to step into the person He has always seen us as—holy, beloved, and pure...full of complete joy and soaked in creativity, passion, and kindness. This process is not glorious because of the earthly riches it will provide but because of the way it refines our hearts.

How are we doing with this? Do we read Scripture as though it is truly written for us and about us, or does it feel distant and confusing? It is time to step into these places we know our feet have been created to go and then walk in the confident hope that our inheritance offers. Our potential is unmatched, world-changing, and certain, but we must let the light flood our hearts and hope guide our footsteps. It is time to fully believe.

Dear Jesus, thank You for being a sure and loving Father. You believe in us, and You desire to use us in mighty ways. Help us break out of our socially acceptable boxes and run hard after You. We want to break the mold. In Jesus’s name, amen.