Weaknesses

2014-02-25

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. (2 Corinthians 12:9)

The other day, this finally made sense. My whole life I have been striving to be the best at things. Whether it was sports, school, or work, I wanted to be great. Even in my spiritual life I had the same striving. My motive was to lift myself above other people; my motive was pride.

But it finally dawned on me... I am not great. I am not strong. I am not the best in everything, or even close to being the best at anything. Moreover, even if we were to overlook my obvious pride issue, strength in the flesh is at enmity with the Christian life.

When I figured this out... wow... finally I confessed that I am weak. Finally I came to the place where I realized that there was nothing within me that I could grasp on to, except Jesus Christ. For the first time, I thanked God for being weak.

Why thank God for being weak? Because now God can do a real work within me. When the flesh dies, his life revives... and in full force.

Thank God for weaknesses! Not feeling thankful for your weaknesses? Realize now that God can work, and is working, if you stop looking at the circumstances and the other fleshiness in your life, and look to the crucified and risen Savior, who is your life.