2 Corinthians 12:9 has been rolling around in my head for the past several weeks. For many reasons, but the main one being--I have a lot of weaknesses, and God has given me the opportunity to press into and face these weaknesses head on. Which has been fun (sarcasm).
This verse says: "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 about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me."
My grace is sufficient....for you. I can encourage you all day long, but when it comes to believing that verse for ME...that is where I am not convinced His grace is sufficient. When I make mistakes is when this verse is the farthest thing from truth forme. For you, its absolute truth. Why is that? Why is it that I cannot get to a place where I actually believe that His grace IS sufficient for ME too?
Maybe you're like me in this place too of wondering is His Grace sufficient for you too?
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You know what is interesting?
I started that blog post back on March 15, 2017…..and the reason I didn’t finish it was well because I still have a hard time living out the truth that God’s grace is sufficient for me—even when I mess up. I know its for me when I am doing good, but surely its not for me when I mess up.
Isn’t this just such backward thinking?
I am not even in any kind of sin, but its just hard when I mess up to believe that I am extended this same grace that you would beextended, had you messed up.
I went to a conference this weekend, and it talked a lot on Romans 12:1-2, and how in view of Gods mercy is how we are to move and operate, but we in our human-ness put our “self-lenses” on and we view ourselves through our filter and project that is how God views us too. When in reality he (if we are his child) views us through His son, Jesus. Pure and blameless before him. No matter what!
Its such a hard concept to grasp in our human way of thinkingwhen we are such a rules based, and production driven society. I guess that is what makes Gods kingdom so backwards is that it is contrary to what this world says, and when we are fully operating out of this 2 Corinthians 12:9 mentality we will take delight in our weakness and even welcome them, because we will KNOW that in it, Christ’s power will be able to rest on us!
So to these moments of weakness, as hard and awkward as you make me feel, I welcome you. I want to see that His grace IS sufficient for me too, and that I want to see his power made perfect in my weakness. Will it be fun? Nope. Will I enjoy it? Not at all, but will his power rest on me when I boast all the more gladly about my weakness? Absolutely.
So here is to women that boast in their weakness; I hope to be at the front of the pack with you! xo
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I can't believe the price you paid for me, what you did not owe, so that I could know you you chose someone like me, to declare your praise
