God loves my Weakness

I constantly go through my life wanting to be perfect for the people around me to see. I have come to realize that not only do I NEVER succeed, but, in the process, I also completely wear myself out. I have always thought that this is a completely normal way to live…that is until very recently. A couple of nights ago I decided to spend some time reading the devotional, Jesus Calling, by the amazing Christian missionary, journalist, and author Sarah Young. Now, before I lose almost all of you to the wind, let me say that I do know that, as a follower of Jesus Christ, I am called to be in constant communion with God every day…but…like I said, I have been way too busy for waaayyyy too long. Anyways, I went on to spend over thirty minutes reflecting on and over one specific and exhilarating: 2 Corinthians 12:9-10. “But He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness. Therefore, I will most gladly boast all the more about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may reside in me. So I take pleasure in weaknesses, insults, catastrophes, persecutions, and in pressures, because of Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong” (HCSB). It hit me right in the gut! How clueless could I possibly be…?! Of course I am weak…that’s why I couldn’t conquer my imperfect life…only God uses my weaknesses to give me strength! Bottom line is that instead of trying to be perfectly strong on my own, I simply need to be perfectly weak in the arms of Christ alone. I have learned that weakness is something more than what the world wants to see in our lives as people of God. You see, only when we are weak can we have the strength of God to turn us from the world that is anything but perfect.