II Corinthians 12:9
"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."
Some verses are so familiar, we have read them, heard them preached and even memorized them. Then one day they come to life afresh and anew. The Lord has done that for me with this verse recently. There are things in this life that I simply cannot do. I can't make sure my children grow up and serve the Lord, I can't make the financial ends meet when they simply refuse to. There are many things I can't do, there are many times when I am simply too weak. If I were honest, most of the time I am too weak. If there is anything that can be done for HIM, it is He that is working and doing not me.
How wonderful it is to think that my weakness is when his grace really shines. When I am at my weakest, he is at his strongest! Many deal with physical pain and what a wonderful thought to know when we can't go on anymore, our sweet Father steps in with his wonderful grace and strength.
Life is hard. And I really don't see that it is getting any easier. We can sit in a corner and grieve what we don't have or what pain we are dealing with or we can lay down our will for HIS and let him work through our infirmities.
If the great God of Heaven is your Father, you too can be thankful for your pain, your weakness, your problems and get out of the way and let his grace and strength work in you. I don't know what tomorrow holds, but I do know that HIS grace will be sufficient for me (and you) and his "strength is made perfect in weakness."
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