You Can't? Yes, You Can!

Today, I must say, has been a tough day. This Summer season has been a tough one for me. I have told myself that I can't do some tough tasks that I have been given to do. I am thinking of one such task that is my responsibility and I have felt inadequate or just not in the "right" place in my life to handle it. But as I was cooking dinner, the Spirit of God reminded me that when I am weak that is when God is strong. The writer/minister Paul wrote in his letter to the church in Corinth that the Lord said to him "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness" (2 Cor 12:9). He was referring to an issue that he had been dealing with for quite sometime that kept him from fully being a perfect human being. Regardless of the issue he had dealt with, he knew that his problem made him lesser of the man he desired to be. But as he pleaded with the Lord to remove it, the Lord reminded him that He was all he needed in order to be who God called him to be. Paul did not mention the Lord saying anything about how to get rid of it or what the problem meant in the grand scheme of things. Paul simply states that the Lord let him know of His power and the role God's power played in his situation.

Even as I write to someone out there in cyberspace, I am digesting this information. In my limitations as a woman, a mother, a minister, a friend, a daughter, God's power becomes evident because it is "when I am weak, I am strong" (v10). I was saying to myself today (and all Summer) "I can't possibly do this or be that because..." but "Yes I Can." It is not just the political campaign slogan of the current US President. It is true for every follower of Jesus Christ. We can do all things through Christ who gives us strength because at the end of the day, it is not us who's working anyway.

My prayer is that my hardships and struggles and victories and triumphs help and encourage someone else. We may not know how we are going to perform a specific task or remain holy with our particular lustful desires but we can rest assure that Jehovah God does and provide power.

Blessings to you,
Aurellia