9 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 weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 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. http://esv.to/2Cor12.9-10
Wow, this passage hit me like a ton of bricks yesterday at church!! I have been going through a time of insecurity and doubts about what God wanted me to do. Feeling sad and depressed and well, wallowing in self pity, to be honest. I had hurt feelings and I dwelt on it!! I knew satan was using it to distract me from focusing on God and I was trying to combat that but the key word there is "I". What I should have been doing was resting on the power of Christ!!! He gave us this wonderful reassurance that His grace is sufficient for us and that power is made PERFECT in weakness!!! So often we view weakness as a negative however, when do we most rely on God? When we are weak!! We should do what the next part says and "boast all the more gladly" when we are weak. That is when God can do His work because we get out of the way!! Then and only then can we be content. That is when we are strong. Not through our own abilities but through God's!!!!! Amen and Praise the Lord!!!!!!
