Dealing With Weakness!

We all have our challenges and temptations. Someone has said, “We all have weaknesses, and some of us have some mighty strong ones.” [source:
“1600 Squibs And Quips”, compiled by E. C. McKenzie]

Where do we focus when faced with temptation? If we keep our eyes on the temptation it may overcome us, drawing us further toward and into it. We need to look away, but to where?

Where do we seek strength when we are struck by our weaknesses? If we look to our own strength to sustain us against our weaknesses we may merely become more aware of how weak we are in those areas of our life.

Writing to the church at Rome, Paul encouraged…
“For WHILE WE WERE STILL WEAK, at the right time CHRIST DIED FOR THE UNGODLY.” ( Romans 5:6 ESV)

Praise God He did not wait for us to finally get our lives on track to send His Son. The truth is we cannot make it alone. We need God’s help.
Jesus came into this world and gave His life to help us with our weaknesses.
However we must KEEP OUR EYES ON HIM and be willing to SUBMIT TO HIS WILL.
When we were united with Christ in baptism, we died to sin ( Romans 6:2-11; 1 Peter 2:24) so that it would no longer have mastery over us. JESUS is Who we are to submit to as OUR MASTER. Paul also stated that the Spirit helps us in our weakness as we pray. ( Romans 8:26) We should be ever thankful and eager to accept the help God provides.

Paul recognized his own weaknesses. He made no claims to being some “super-apostle”. But as He submitted to Christ, it was the strength of the Lord that showed through his weaknesses. (note 2 Corinthians 12:10) Paul continually felt sustained by the Lord as he pressed on striving to do His Will. May we follow his godly example that we too can receive the strengthening of the Lord as we serve His purposes.

Have a great day KEEPING THE FOCUS ON CHRIST AND HIS WILL!
Carl

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