2 Corinthians 7-19 (The Message)
Because of the extravagance of those revelations, and so I wouldn’t get a big head, I was given the gift of a handicap to keep me in constant touch with my limitations. Satan’s angel did his best to get me down; what he in fact did was push me to my knees. No danger then of walking around high and mighty! At first I didn’t think of it as a gift, and begged God to remove it. Three times I did that, and then he told me,
My grace is enough; it’s all you need.
My strength comes into its own in your weakness.
Once I heard that, I was glad to let it happen. I quit focusing on the handicap and began appreciating the gift. It was a case of Christ’s strength moving in on my weakness. Now I take limitations in stride, and with good cheer, these limitations that cut me down to size—abuse, accidents, opposition, bad breaks. I just let Christ take over! And so the weaker I get, the stronger I become.
I honestly don't have too much to write about this, because I feel like the Bible verses speak a lot. It's something to really think about, and something to be joyful of that even when we are our weakest--God's grace comes through stronger than ever. I'm going to be honest about something I believe is my "handicap" or weakness. I get anxiety often and deal with panic attacks. For so long I just saw them as something that ruined me, and I wanted it taken away. When I prayed, I prayed that God would take them away for good. I still deal with anxiety and panic attacks, but I've had more of a peace about it lately. When I feel one coming on, i pray that God will be with me and relax my racing mind. When He comes through to me I'm so thankful and so happy and feel overwhelmed with his grace and love for me. This weakness of mine has brought my closer to God, and it is a gift.
"These limitations that cut me down to size—abuse, accidents, opposition, bad breaks. I just let Christ take over! And so the weaker I get, the stronger I become."
Because of the extravagance of those revelations, and so I wouldn’t get a big head, I was given the gift of a handicap to keep me in constant touch with my limitations. Satan’s angel did his best to get me down; what he in fact did was push me to my knees. No danger then of walking around high and mighty! At first I didn’t think of it as a gift, and begged God to remove it. Three times I did that, and then he told me,
My grace is enough; it’s all you need.
My strength comes into its own in your weakness.
Once I heard that, I was glad to let it happen. I quit focusing on the handicap and began appreciating the gift. It was a case of Christ’s strength moving in on my weakness. Now I take limitations in stride, and with good cheer, these limitations that cut me down to size—abuse, accidents, opposition, bad breaks. I just let Christ take over! And so the weaker I get, the stronger I become.
I honestly don't have too much to write about this, because I feel like the Bible verses speak a lot. It's something to really think about, and something to be joyful of that even when we are our weakest--God's grace comes through stronger than ever. I'm going to be honest about something I believe is my "handicap" or weakness. I get anxiety often and deal with panic attacks. For so long I just saw them as something that ruined me, and I wanted it taken away. When I prayed, I prayed that God would take them away for good. I still deal with anxiety and panic attacks, but I've had more of a peace about it lately. When I feel one coming on, i pray that God will be with me and relax my racing mind. When He comes through to me I'm so thankful and so happy and feel overwhelmed with his grace and love for me. This weakness of mine has brought my closer to God, and it is a gift.
"These limitations that cut me down to size—abuse, accidents, opposition, bad breaks. I just let Christ take over! And so the weaker I get, the stronger I become."