I needed a verse.
Something that would remind me that what I was feeling was….normal.
so I thought I’d find what I was looking for there! I read Job and I felt comforted,
but still didn’t know how Job did it.
How he was able to sit and lament and still cry out to Jesus!
How he could hurt, and be blamed for the travesty that claimed his family yet remain so faithful.
I did not understand, how he could take correction from the Lord, while being so vulnerable.
I need a verse.
I needed to understand how Job grieved so gracefully
I didn’t feel like I was grieving gracefully at all.
And then I found it.
My power works best in weakness.”
So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.
That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles
that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”
2 Corinthians 12:9-10 NLT
I couldn’t grieve gracefully because I wasn’t receiving Gods grace.
I was terrified of being weak.
Weaknesses to me was admitting defeat.
It was letting the world know I wasn’t strong enough to handle my current situation.
It was unacceptable.
It was embarrassing.
And I hated. Feeling. Weak.
That is, until I realized Jesus’ power works best, in our weakness!
But I didn’t realize the power in being weak!
In asking for help
In admitting that I wasn’t strong enough to handle my current situation.
I didn’t realize, I just needed the Lord’s grace.
I started experiencing joy again, I started to feel free.
And I pray the same freedom for you. Whether you're grieving the loss of a loved one,
a loss of a job,
a transition in a relationship
or any other variation of loss.
Weaknesses, is denying yourself (Luke 9:23)
It's letting the world know you aren't strong enough to handle your current situation,
but you know who is
It is shameless
It is acceptable
And we are proud to be weak.
Because when we are weak
CHRIST is strong
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