14 years ago
2 Corinthians 12:6-10
If I had a
mind to brag a little, I could probably do it without looking ridiculous, and
I’d still be speaking plain truth all the way. But I’ll spare you. I don’t want
anyone imagining me as anything other than the fool you’d encounter if you saw
me on the street or heard me talk. Because of the extravagance of those
revelations, and so I wouldn’t get a big head, I was given the gift of a
handicap to keep me in constant touch with my limitations. Satan’s angel did
his best to get me down; what he in fact did was push me to my knees. No danger
then of walking around high and mighty! At first I didn’t think of it as a
gift, and begged God to remove it. Three times I did that, and then he told me,
"My grace is
enough; it’s all you need.My strength
comes into its own in your weakness."
Once I heard that, I was glad to let it happen. I quit
focusing on the handicap and began appreciating the gift. It was a case of
Christ’s strength moving in on my weakness. Now I take limitations in stride,
and with good cheer, these limitations that cut me down to size—abuse,
accidents, opposition, bad breaks. I just let Christ take over!
And so the
weaker I get, the stronger I become.
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