Power In Weakness
I have been reading a few passages of Scripture lately. I am analyzing them and praying. I recorded scripture and my thoughts and prayers below.
First off, I Corinthians 1:25. Even though it applies to non-Christians and their lack of understanding God, I think I can apply it to my situation, or can I? I don't know if I am stretching this verse to fit my situation like so many Christians do. Am I just another verse-stretching-Christian? I do not know. But here it is: "For the foolishness of God is wiser than man's wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man's strength." I feel so unwise and so weak right now, God help me!
2 Corinthians 12. Paul was having visions and revelations from the Lord about a man who was caught up and taken to heaven. He goes on to say in verse 7, "To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me." I feel as though my dad's physical sufferings are my own. When he hurts, I hurt. I know that God wants to teach me something through this suffering that I (and my family) are going through. Paul identified that God did not want him to become conceited because he had these visions and revelations. I am trying to figure out why my family and I are going through this. What is God trying to teach me? Have I been conceited in something the Lord has given me?
Paul goes on to say, "Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.'" Wow! God let that rein true in my life. Holy Spirit, help me to realize that your grace is sufficient for me! It always has been! God, your power is made perfect in my weakness! Let this be true in my life, Father!
Paul says, "Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong." Amen! Father, I want to boast in this hardship, this difficulty. I realize that it is not because of the Gospel that I am suffering but all the more be glorified so that I may suffer because of the Gospel!
These are my prayers. I just wanted to share them with you. I feel so weak right now but God is doing His work in me.
First off, I Corinthians 1:25. Even though it applies to non-Christians and their lack of understanding God, I think I can apply it to my situation, or can I? I don't know if I am stretching this verse to fit my situation like so many Christians do. Am I just another verse-stretching-Christian? I do not know. But here it is: "For the foolishness of God is wiser than man's wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man's strength." I feel so unwise and so weak right now, God help me!
2 Corinthians 12. Paul was having visions and revelations from the Lord about a man who was caught up and taken to heaven. He goes on to say in verse 7, "To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me." I feel as though my dad's physical sufferings are my own. When he hurts, I hurt. I know that God wants to teach me something through this suffering that I (and my family) are going through. Paul identified that God did not want him to become conceited because he had these visions and revelations. I am trying to figure out why my family and I are going through this. What is God trying to teach me? Have I been conceited in something the Lord has given me?
Paul goes on to say, "Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.'" Wow! God let that rein true in my life. Holy Spirit, help me to realize that your grace is sufficient for me! It always has been! God, your power is made perfect in my weakness! Let this be true in my life, Father!
Paul says, "Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong." Amen! Father, I want to boast in this hardship, this difficulty. I realize that it is not because of the Gospel that I am suffering but all the more be glorified so that I may suffer because of the Gospel!
These are my prayers. I just wanted to share them with you. I feel so weak right now but God is doing His work in me.
posted by Kevin @ 3:04 p.m.
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