Boast Only in the Lord

1 Corinthians 1:31 "Therefore, as it is written: "Let him who boasts boast in the Lord."

      Sweet Lord, my only boast is in You!  All I am, all of my talents, gifts, strength to do what You have me to do comes from You.  If I sing, You gave me the voice.  If I paint, You gave me the eyes, hands, perspective, and the joy of seeing color and shape.  If I love and serve with joy, it is because You have changed my heart to love others unconditionally and them more than myself.  You have shown me that service to others is service to You.  Even the strength to mow my front and back lawn in one day comes from You, so how can I boast in anything?
      As I am doing a concentrated study in 1 Corinthians 13, the "Love Chapter": for the month of May You concentrated on helping refine "Love is patient and kind" by having me do that study during LU's deadline and our office moves.  Now for the month of June, You are having me do "Love does not envy and does not boast".  I must confess that there have been a couple of times this month already when I envied other employees that have a more quiet secuded place to work.  Lord, forgive me!  You have given me a job and wonderful folks to work with that now because of the close quarters, we are getting to know each other far deeper than we would have.  Then today You address boasting.  Lord, You do have a loving sence of humor.  Thanks for Your lovingkindness and gentleness with me.
      Lord, You are so wise, strong, good, loving, fair, righteous, pure, holy, amazing and wonderful that every day I wonder how You could love me the way You do.  I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that without Your saving grace in my life, I would be worthless and doomed forever.  Thank You seems like such a weak expression of the gratitude I feel.  I love and worship You, Lord!