Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this [trial], that it should leave me.
But, he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness."
Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weakness,
so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with
weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities.
For when I am weak, then I am strong.
I thank the Lord that I can rest in His grace and His plan, and that when I go through trails, and the people around me go through hardships that He is in control. I will be honest and admit that I do struggle with wondering why God does not take certain afflictions and hurt away, but I also know that He works ALL things through for His glory and for His plan. I know that I may never know the full extent for why He allows specific trials to cross my path, but I am resting in the fact that when I am walking through those trials, I am not walking in them alone.
Jesus overcame the ultimate trail, when He was crucified on the cross for me; a fact that is so easy to ignore and forget. He overcame the grave and rose, so that I would not have to have sorrow and pain, but that I could come to Him and allow Him to fill my heart and heal me. He is the rock that I can stand upon; a rock that is stronger than a job, stronger than relationships, stronger than me.
That section of verses really impacted me...to feel strong in weakness....when I am feeling weak the last thing that I am feeling is strong, and yet I realize that when I am feeling so weak, it is when I need Him and seek Him the most. It is so "easy" to think that I have it all in 'control,' and that I can make it on my own, but the truth is God is waiting for me to turn to Him and lean on His power, grace and love.
From now on I choose to let His strength get me through, not my own, "For when I am weak, then I am STRONG."
I will leave you with this video of one of my favorite songs, I Will Rise, by Chris Tomlin:
2 comments:
Thank you for the encouraging reminder of 2 Corinthians 12:8-10! So often I forget that HIS ways don't come naturally to me and I try to rely on my strength. But what is more encouraging than knowing that through our weakness Christ is made powerful. Keep pressing on Lo, love you!
Love you Lo
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