5 That experience is worth boasting about, but I’m not going to do it. I will boast only about my weaknesses. 6 If I wanted to boast, I would be no fool in doing so, because I would be telling the truth. But I won’t do it, because I don’t want anyone to give me credit beyond what they can see in my life or hear in my message, 7 even though I have received such wonderful revelations from God. So to keep me from becoming proud, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger from Satan to torment me and keep me from becoming proud.
8 Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away. 9 Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. 10 That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
what would we do without our weakness? I don't know about you.. but I would surely be proud... I have had pride issues all my life... not self confidence issues.. although that is such a nice way of saying it... but pride.. the ugly kind that makes me think I am the best at something.. that no one else compares... and if I had not received this weakness.. this insecurity... I would have gone through my life thinking that I was the center of the universe... and now.. I am an insecure mess... and now.. while I am a mess.. finally I can see that nothing is me.. and all of the things I am good at... are credited to God... that I am nothing without Him...
it is hard to be the seer.. the one who knows things... it tends to make you feel like you are right all the time... I am learning the hard way that I am never right... God within me is showing me what is and what is not... the gift of discernment of spirit within a person.. causes me to want to leave some people alone.. but how do you show God's love if you leave them alone.. instead I am being taught to be God's love despite what I see in someone...
we take things so personally... thinking only of what they make us feel like... when really all of these things are about God's kingdom... how can we be used if we take every attack as personal? look at Jesus... the things that were done to Him... but somehow He realized it was not about Him personally.. but about His kingdom... that is how we should see things.. from the kingdom perspective.. not personal... even when it feels personal...
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