"Since I know it is all for Christ's good, I am quite content with my weakness and with insults, hardships, persecutions and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong." 2 Corinthians 12:10
I came across this verse today and read it....then I re read it. Go ahead.....go back and re read it. Ever looked for peace, prayed for peace, pleaded for peace? Sometimes life is great and other times life is hard. It is easy to question "Why?" I think its how we react in our trials that truly show our faithfulness. It's hard to thank God for our trials even though it's what he has commanded us to do. That peace and contentment we seek during trials of life isn't found in our strength but in our weakness. Look back at the verse....for when we are weak, He is strong. We run in his strength not our own. Once we fully grasp that, we can be content in our weakness because we aren't relying on our self....we can't make it on our own.
So whats my point you say? What a testimony it is to show God's love, God's forgiveness, God's mercy, God's grace and finally God's strength in how we react during difficult times. We are human. We hurt. We are broken. The great thing is God created us that way. He gets it! He understands it. What does anxiety over the uncontrollable accomplish other than wear us down, tear us apart, cripple our relationship with others and with Christ? We all are going through something whether it be public knowledge or a private pain. Thank God for your trials. Take the burden off of yourself and give it to the very one who can give you that peace. Make others ask "How are they dealing with this with such peace...something is different about them?" Let them see Jesus in you. Does that mean that you won't still hurt, worry or have anxiety? Not at all. It is our nature to hurt, to worry and to be anxious. Find your peace and your contentment in your weakness. You will find yourself a better person, a fulfilled person, a person who understands whats worth worrying about and what isn't. You will find a new meaning to "Don't sweat the small stuff" because small agitations, aggravations and anxieties of this world are truly not worth your energy. I needed this verse today. It spoke to me so much that I just had to share it. The difference between having faith and being faithful is this. Anyone can claim to be anything. I can tell you that I am a duck all day long but by the way I look and act you are very well aware that I am NOT in fact a duck. Your actions truly define who you are. We have to faithfully decide to allow God to guide our feet, our hands, our minds and our hearts-despite what our human reactions want to think.
"God thank you for my trials for by them my faith is tested, my strength is recharged, and I see your hand at work in my life more than ever. May I bring only honor to you in how I react to my trials. May I rest in your comfort, your peace and find contentment in the midst of my storms."
I hope this has spoken to you as well today. Feel free to share it as well.
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