Weakness part 5
I think what I've been trying to say for the last few days is that being weak is just part of the human condition. It's not something to deny, or try to hide. It, really, is something to embrace. To accept. I totally and completely accept my math weakness. It's simply a part of who I am. Now look at this memory verse, "And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara's womb" (Romans 4:19). The backstory here is Abraham and Sara having a baby way after it should have been possible. Not because of any physical strength of their own. According to the Scripture Sara's womb was dead and so was Abraham's body. That's about as weak as it gets. But in one way Abraham was strong. In the only way we need to be strong. He was strong in faith. He knew HE couldn't do it... but he also knew the one who could. Let me say it another way: "Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth" (Mark 9:23). Now, to be clear, Jesus was referring to Himself in this verse. He is the One who believes with perfect faith. All our faith has to do is connect us with Jesus. And then HIS faith gets us to where we need to be. We believe in, and on, Jesus. That's the strength that we need. His strength is made perfect in our weakness. That's when He has the room, and opportunity, to operate. That's how this thing works. If we think we can do it ourselves, I believe God will, to a degree, let us. I believe we have a measure of free will. But I also believe that God wants the very best for us at all times. So it would behoove us to, you know, NOT try to do it all by ourselves. To, as Psalm 37:5 says, "Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass." Now listen. I'm a big believer in taking care of business. Doing what you gotta do. That's life, man. But if you really want to succeed in life... to thrive instead of merely surviving... then you ought to commit your way unto the Lord. Stop trying to do it all yourself. Stop trying to do what you think you're "supposed" to do all the time, and start doing what you were created to do. Let your heart be your guide. Let love lead you. Do what you do heartily--to the best of your ability, and because it's in your heart to do it. Abraham and Sara wanted a child so bad. They even tried to take a little shortcut to get it. But in the end, it was their faith in God that brought about the promise. They couldn't do it on their own. Too weak. But the one are in which Abraham was NOT weak... was faith. Jesus said it over and over, "Ye of little faith." Because faith is only strength that really matters. Knowing and believing the ultimate truth of the universe--that God is love and He loves you. Love can overcome any other weakness. So let love in. Be strong in what matters, and don't worry about the rest of it. You don't have to do everything. And you don't have to do everything (or anything, really) all by yourself. You always have the Comforter with you. IN you. You can always give what you've got. When you know what you've got. When you know that you've got love!