In 2 Corinthians 12:9, God says to Paul “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” We are all broken and through our brokenness Gods power is PERFECT!!!
Yesterday, I felt like I was bending but I knew that God would not let me break. That bending caused me to doubt. Doubt is of the devil, and his goal is to stop followers of Christ. This is where Gods grace comes into play to counteract the evil and to heal your wounds. I’ve always felt Gods grace but not as strong as I did last night.
After feeling full of doubt I went for a run to clear my mind, and to have some alone time with God. As I ran I felt Gods grace poor over me like a flood of never ending love. Although I felt Gods grace I still had some doubt about how God could use a broken man. Then I saw an older woman sitting on the stairs by the bay, and God whispered to me “Talk to her.” My first reaction was to keep running, and to convince my self that lady may shoot me if I just come creeping up behind her at 10:00 at night. The battle between my flesh and the spirit continued for about a ¼ of a mile then I just stopped and hesitated back and fourth awkwardly. I thought to my self maybe this is all a mistake, maybe I thought those words, maybe it was my music playing through my earphones, maybe, maybe, maybe. All my flesh could do was come up with excuse after excuse on why I should not go back. Finally the spirit prevailed and led me back to the staircase where the woman was sitting. I was so nervous!! I walked up behind her anxiously and said “wow this is a beautiful night.” She turned around to say yea, then she immediately turned back around, and the conversation died. Then I said, “ I know this may sound crazy but I felt like God called me to come and talk with you.” After saying this to the lady she turned back around as tears filled her eyes. I was shocked, and relieved that she didn’t tell me to leave. I proceeded to ask her what was going on in her life, and through the tears she said, “I have a chronic illness.” I asked if I could pray over her, and the spirit of the lord felt like he was holding us both, two broken people just coming together in the name of Jesus. After praying for her she thanked me, and we talked for a little while about God and his love. She was full of anxiety, pain, and doubt, but Gods power was made perfect in her weakness. On my way back to my car I could not stop smiling!!
This world does not have one person that isn’t broken, and when we boast in our weakness God can show his PERFECT POWER!! So let the pride fall, and acknowledge your weakness because when we are weak our Father is STRONG! WE MUST DECREASE CHRIST MUST INCREASE!!!
