WHEN I AM WEAK, GOD IS STRONG God created us according to His plan, in love and with purpose – weaknesses and all. We tend to view our weaknesses as liabilities. But if our worth does not depend upon us in any way, we can be honest about our weaknesses, knowing they do not diminish our value in the heart and mind of God. In fact, our weaknesses can become the areas through which God does His greatest work. We sometimes try to ignore weaknesses, hoping no one will notice. We live in denial, assigning blame to others when we fail. Eventually, we attempt to bury our weaknesses - only to find them resurrecting themselves when we least expect it. A powerful life embraces pain and understands that perfection is for Heaven, not Earth. The words of Paul are profound, “God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong” (1 Corinthians 1:27, NIV). When we are honest about our weaknesses, we are conceding the fact that only God can accomplish anything good in or through us. God’s power is instantly recognizable in obvious weakness. God has always allowed man’s weakness to validate the immeasurable need of His redemption and His sufficiency in our lives. He can and will use us if we allow Him to do so – not despite our weaknesses – but through our weaknesses. We are not the message – just the messenger. And the mess is so often the very message God wants to deliver. Our weaknesses are not excuses to escape God’s plan. They are divinely appointed opportunities for that plan to work. Don’t wait until you have it all figured out. That won’t happen this side of Heaven. Don’t wait until you think you are good enough. You never will be as long as you are trapped in your frail humanity. Step up to the plate and be the imperfect you; allowing God’s perfection to shine through each and every weakness. Do not listen to the doubts and lies of Satan. His goal is to render you helpless and defeated ----Mary Southerland God bless everyone
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 20:50:31 +0000
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