Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10
Journal: How do you deal with your areas of weakness? Have you ever viewed them as an opportunity
for God’s power to be revealed? How can
you allow your weaknesses to be an avenue for God to manifest his power?
Reflection:
“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.” (2 Corinthians 12:9)
I don’t know about you, but
I go to great lengths to try and hide my weaknesses. I even go so far as to try and never operate
outside my areas of strength. I do this,
I suppose, because my goal in life is for everyone to think the best of
me. The problem is that when I live my
life trying to make everyone think the best of me, I leave one significant
thing out—God! I forget that this life
is not about me at all, but about him.
Paul got that. I guess that’s why he could make this
outlandish statement about gladly boasting about his weaknesses. I mean, who does that? Someone who cares more about God’s glory that
his own, that’s who. Someone who
realizes that God’s power is on full display when we are completely out of the
way. Someone who understands that we
actually block people’s view of God when we are trying to get them to look at
us. Someone who realizes that when he is
operating out of his own strength, he is actually keeping God’s power from being
made perfect.
O Lord, help me to be more
like Paul. Help me to embrace and celebrate
my weaknesses, because they are opportunities for you to show your power. For when I try to hide my weaknesses, I am
actually hiding—or denying—the sufficiency of your grace.
Prayer
Closing
Prayer: O Lord, help me to be more like Paul. Help me to embrace and celebrate my
weaknesses, because they are opportunities for you to show your power. For when I try to hide my weaknesses, I am
actually hiding—or denying—the sufficiency of your grace.
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