Slothful

I woke up this morning feeling weak. My morning walk was much shorter and I am having trouble motivating myself. I don’t know why I feel this way. I got plenty of sleep. Perhaps it is jetlag. So far I don’t think it is anything serious.

If you are like me, we face times and tasks that we just don’t feel we can handle. They may be problems we face or some new life obstacle comes to our path. We feel like we need additional strength and abilities to solve the problem and move forward.

Even the spiritual grant, Paul, faced similar situations and conditions. How did he address this situation? In II Corinthians 12:9-10 he wrote: “But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”

Following Jesus causes us to live contrary to our culture. Culture says that we can do anything if we put our mind to it. Sounds good but it is contrary to what God says. He says that He will provide the strength we need, but only when we acknowledge our own weakness. We neglect God’s power when we work in our own strength. He perfects His power where we are weak.