Perfect In Weakness

I know at some point in life nothing seems to go right. Everything we do fails, our faith, our hope. We look for the light at the end of the tunnel but our vision seems to be too blurred to see. I remember feeling that way when having an episode with my depression. It was like no matter how hard I tried to get myself together things were steadily falling apart.

I remember I was on vacation this summer and I lost my wallet. I was packing my things the night before I left so it would be a smooth transition in the morning. I must have packed and unpacked my suitcases three or four times looking for my wallet. I worked myself up so bad that I started crying. I spoke with a few people who attempted to calm me down because I was sure I had no control at that point. I was having a major meltdown about this wallet. It wasn’t until those people made me realize all the loads I was carrying on my shoulders. I was in a car accident the day before I left for vacation. On top of having to pay a $500 deductible, I was also given a ticket for $125. My family had been going through “a valley experience” and it was the most we’d gone through in all the years of my life. And to top it off everything in my wallet that I had lost would have to be replaced.

One thing after the next was weighing heavy on my mind and not once had I stopped to deal with either issue. We don’t understand the pressure we accumulate when we don’t properly dispose the negatives. Yes, I’m here to tell you that life happens. Yes, I’m here to tell you that we are not immune from the devil’s attacks. Sometimes bad things happen to good people but how you deal with those bad things helps to build your character.

I found a verse in the Bible that spoke to this very issue I was experiencing, “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. Trust God with your weaknesses so that he can show you who he is.

Be Blessed.