My weakness, His Glory.

Ever just felt drained?

I was definitely feeling that way. Just tired of being tired, fighting, being strong, holding on, and waiting. I would just be driving and crying. Sitting and crying. Honestly, I tried to fight those tears cause I didn’t like how weak I thought it made me look but I couldn’t. Then God reminded me that when I am weak, all I need to do is surrender the truth about my situation at His feet. My personality would imply that I’m a go-getter. I'm much better at lending help sometimes than receiving. This behavior slipped into my relationship with God. It would appear that I would like to give God my all, but don't know how to receive His.

I've come to realize that getting to the end of myself, meaning that I feel exhausted, could be viewed as a blessing rather than a curse. When you look through scripture, the common denominator of all the people used by God was their ability to surrender, not just when it was convenient but when it wasn’t. Jesus presented His will to God about the cup that was set before Him, but surrendered to His fathers will (Matthew 26:39). Esther availed herself to be used by God to deliver her people from being wiped out even though she knew her life was at stake. Paul gives us a point of reference about weakness in 2 Corinthians 9-10

“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. 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.”

When we feel like we can handle everything we usually don't consider surrendering. Let’s say there’s a war; when both parties feel like they have what it takes to defeat the other side, they continue to pursue. But when they realize they don’t, they throw up a white flag/sign that represents their surrender.

But in this case we are not fighting against God, but the enemy and we cannot win on our own. Throwing up our white flag represents our surrender to God. It’s okay to admit that we can’t handle it, in fact the situation was never ours to handle in the first place and that’s why it overwhelms us. The bible says that in our weakness, God is made strong. Meaning that His strength cannot fully be seen when we decide to put our “strength” on display. One must be less, so the other might be greater. In Genesis 1:16, we learn about how God created the sun and the moon. Both emit light but there is a greater one (Sun). Our “strength” is only a foretaste of the eternal strength and power God possesses. The moon can never outdo the Sun no matter how hard it tries. 

Yet, our human nature tells us to always fend for ourselves and as a result we fake being strong instead of allowing God to truly get the glory. If we could admit that we can’t do it, we will find that at the end of our selves marks the beginning of God’s divine intervention. Our weakness gives God an opportunity to gain the Glory we were created to bring Him. Meaning that these weaknesses can aid us in fulfilling our purpose on earth. So, don’t hide them rather shout about them as Paul said so that He who is greater can be seen through you. 

Be encouraged.

Prayer Point

Lord, please help me to be real with you about how I feel. Cleanse me of the pride that causes me to hide my weaknesses and pretend to be strong. Teach me to believe Your word that assures me that when I am weak, You are strong for me. All this I pray in Jesus name. Amen!