Strength

For when I am weak, then I am strong... 2 Cor 12:10


Strength has been a word I am hearing and talking alot about lately. It is a word that is slowly, but surely being defined in my life right before my very eyes. When I was young, I looked at this word in the terms of physical or emotional strength, but now I see it is far greater than that.

The Word of God says "When I am weak, I am strong." This shows me that my strength is not what I can bring to the table, but Who is in me. I see that daily in the current season I'm in. In fact, the worst reminder is when I try again to act in my own strength only to be reminded that I am not enough on my own. I am weak.

So what is the key to finding this strength? In a word, submission. It's almost as if I am walking down the hall with someone and I don't know the way. This type of submission is simple. I simply slow down enough to let Him pass and begin to lead. When I let God lead, we get there every time. He is able to provide for me what I can't provide on my own. He orchestrates my life in such a way that there is more peace and less strife.

When I'm tired I need His strength to get me through. It is never ending. It has no limits and we get to the right place every time. Lord, thank you for your strength.