In my weakness...

Psalm 103:14
For he knows how weak we are;he remembers we are only dust.

Psalm 73:26
My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak,but God remains the strength of my heart;he is mine forever.

2 Corinthians 11:30
If I must boast, I would rather boast about the things that show how weak I am.

2 Corinthians 12:9
Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.”

Lately, in just the past day or two...I've had "life circumstances" that could easily make me feel as if I have "no control." Now, some would say, "nobody ever has control"...but we act as if we do ALL the time. We say things like, "oh ill figure it out", "no worries, i got this under control", "not a problem", "ill do this AND that", "i'm a problem solver", "i'm self-sufficient"...

We may, at the end of the day, realize we don't really have the control...but too often we get up and believe we do all over again. And I think Jesus sometimes looks at our SELF-confidence, laughs a little, and in all sincerity says, "did you know, you're quite the ACTOR?" ;)

So we constantly put on a show, like we have some bit of control. Now, not to mean something different, we should let ourselves be confident that "we can do all things through Christ." The only problem that some of us have is not allowing ourselves the FREEDOM to say and feel weak when we do. Because the truth is...we all do. And maybe, that's when we can easily surrender to God. Sadly, we too often do this as a last resort. But nevertheless, when we break ourselves down and admit how IN NEED we are... God takes our weakness and says, "Just remember I am with you and will carry your burden if you let me."

"In our weakness, He is strong" His power works BEST in our weakness. You'd think we'd allow ourselves to realize how weak and dependent we are on God more often! So this week, I'm gonna give myself a break. I'm letting anyone and everyone know that I am truly human, and FULLY dependent on God for any strength in my life. He is life, and with Him I can overcome anything.