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The Power of Weakness

  There is an interesting and valuable lesson to be learned from considering the “upside of every downside”. What I mean by that is simply that there is something good or positive that can come out of the worst of conditions. One such incident like this is found in 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 where St. Paul shares with us a time such as this in his own life, where he prayed over and over and over again for relief from his painful condition, and God’s answer was simply “NO”.  Why would God who is loving and good say “NO”?  God answers this question by saying, “MY grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”  So St. Paul concluded that ...

  “Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.’ What good can persistent pain or trouble of any kind bring into our lives? This little section of Scripture points us to a most important truth that will make life for all of us much better. This truth is that the troubles in our lives that are too big for us to handle on our own are intended to point us in the direction of God and call on Him for help. Our God is all powerful, all loving, always good, and will give us exactly what we need. 

  1 Corinthians 10: 13 reminds us that ... “No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.”  We see this truth often when in the face of difficulties, we say ... “I don’t know how you are able to endure this”.  Well, we know how one can endure these things ... because God is faithful to His promise and will “provide a way out”.

  When we face problems too big for us to handle on our own we reach out to our all-powerful and all loving God for help.  And low and behold, as we are connected with our Lord in faith, trusting Him for all we need, we discover the truth of Philippians 4:13 where St. Paul “I can do everything through Him who gives me strength.” Oh the blessing that is ours when we discover “The Power of Weakness” which leads us to the unlimited power of our God who will empower us to endure what we must and will take away what we can’t handle. To God be the glory as we face life under His hand of grace and mercy with confidence and contentment.  He is in charge!

Don’t ever forget that! As we celebrate Thanksgiving, let’s all take time to “Thank the Lord and sing His praise; tell everyone what He has done, let all who seek the Lord rejoice and proudly bear His name. He recalls His promises and leads His people forth in joy with shouts of thanksgiving, Alleluia, alleluia.”