For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it
might depart from me. And He said unto
me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for My strength is made perfect in
weakness. Most gladly therefore will I
rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 2 Corinthians, Chapter 12, verses 8-10.
This is really from Paul speaking about a vision he
had from God. Even though he asked Jesus
to take away his burden, His reply was, “My
grace is sufficient for thee: for My strength is made perfect in weakness.”
It reminds me of when God asked Moses to talk to the
Pharaoh to let God’s people go and for Moses to lead these people to the
Promised Land. Moses told God that he
wouldn’t make a very good leader because he wasn’t a good speaker. God told him not to worry about it because he
was the person that God wanted to lead His people. (Paraphrased)
I’m ashamed to say that there have been times when
God has led me to be a witness to someone else and I told God through my
actions, “That’s not my thing, God. I’m
not the type who is good at confronting people and telling them about You. Why don’t you save it for someone else from
those other religions that don’t mind being embarrassed by going door to door
and confronting people? Now, if You need
someone to do a low-risk thing like saying a prayer for someone or giving a
little money to the needy, then I’m your person.”
I need to remember that God will take care of my
weaknesses if I let Him, and will provide the strength necessary to do whatever
He wants, just like He did for Moses.
Because this is an example of how I’ve applied this Bible passage to my life, it doesn’t necessarily reflect the whole meaning of the passage.
