I've been memorizing scripture as one of my goals for the year 2015. Every couple weeks, I ask God to lead me to the next verse to memorize. It is usually a lesson He is teaching me during that time frame. Once I have my new verse, I write it in a little spiral notebook I carry with me. Then, I can go back and read it until I feel that I have it memorized. I also write it on my bathroom mirror so that I can see it every time I get ready (It also encourages some interesting conversations/discussions with my husband!).
My current verse comes from 2 Corinthians 12:9. Paul is saying that he has a thorn in his flesh and has asked God to take it away multiple times. This is God's answer to Paul:
"But He said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness."
Wow. God said NO... but He had a better alternative: I, will make perfect in your weakness. This is BIG for me, because I tend to be a perfectionist with myself. If something is not finished the way I envisioned, I feel like a failure (And as a mother; I'm learning that one CANNOT strive to perfect).
In light of recent struggles, I've been asking myself if Christ is sufficient for me. I say- YES!, He is definitely sufficient, but my actions and thoughts sometimes show otherwise.
If Christ is sufficient, then why do I worry?
If Christ is sufficient, then why do I fear?
If Christ is sufficient, then why am I insecure in my decisions?
Is it possible that I love and rely on food & my own knowledge more than I love & rely on God? (Question taken from Lysa Terkeurst's Made to Crave)
Phew! Not my favorite questions to ask myself but, I am glad that I have weaknesses to remind me that I need God (desperately!). I am also glad that I am a work in progress and that He has promised to finish His work in me.
God is working in my heart- and that is part of my journey of a healthier me.
My current verse comes from 2 Corinthians 12:9. Paul is saying that he has a thorn in his flesh and has asked God to take it away multiple times. This is God's answer to Paul:
"But He said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness."
Wow. God said NO... but He had a better alternative: I, will make perfect in your weakness. This is BIG for me, because I tend to be a perfectionist with myself. If something is not finished the way I envisioned, I feel like a failure (And as a mother; I'm learning that one CANNOT strive to perfect).
In light of recent struggles, I've been asking myself if Christ is sufficient for me. I say- YES!, He is definitely sufficient, but my actions and thoughts sometimes show otherwise.
If Christ is sufficient, then why do I worry?
If Christ is sufficient, then why do I fear?
If Christ is sufficient, then why am I insecure in my decisions?
Is it possible that I love and rely on food & my own knowledge more than I love & rely on God? (Question taken from Lysa Terkeurst's Made to Crave)
Phew! Not my favorite questions to ask myself but, I am glad that I have weaknesses to remind me that I need God (desperately!). I am also glad that I am a work in progress and that He has promised to finish His work in me.
God is working in my heart- and that is part of my journey of a healthier me.
"Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my
weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me"
2 Corinthians 12:9b
This speaks so deeply to me. Thanks for sharing. His strength is perfect when our strength is gone!
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