photo: weekly snaps
graphic: Martha G. Brady
When I am weak, then I am strong
In the strength GOD provides.
What does that mean?
I need to acknowledge my weakness
Before GOD and others.
Acknowledging that I am weak in GOD’s eyes
Is usually easier.
Depending on the setting,
my admissions of weakness can be more difficult
in front of other people. stop
Do I know them well?
Do I know they care for me?
Have they hurt me in the past?
These affect my ability to be open and vulnerable.
It is also part of my weakness.
It is an area where I need GOD to overcome my weakness
With His strength, as I show my weakness in vulnerability.
By opening up myself to hurt as I show myself and who I honestly am.
The good parts of who I am, that is.
That means when I show who I really am, if someone doesn’t like me,
It hurts!
They’re not rejecting a mask of me.
They’re rejecting me!
It feels like I will die.
But GOD’s strength will be there even then.
It only feels like I will die.
It is painful. But it won’t kill me.
Once again, GOD’s strength will be with me…
Along with His all-sufficient grace, compassion, mercy and love.
Thanks be to GOD
Martha,
so happy to be visiting you from FMF. A few weeks ago I wrote a similar post. I celebrate your openness and see your strength in your confession. May His joy be your strength as you live a life of surrender before him.
thanks for stopping by tyra:) i love your blog. it is beautiful! i’ll dig around over there and see if i can find that post. sounds like you are one busy lady…speaking, 5 kids, writing a blog! wow!
When I am weak then I am strong, how true is this. We are strong women when God is…..Stopping by as your near neighbor on Five minute Friday. I am glad I can do all things through Jesus who gives me strength. Blessings Diana
glad you stopped by diana i’m a nurse too:) (retired now)
learning to appreciate GOD’s strength, when all we feel is weakness, can be difficult for sure. especially if we like to feel strong and be the ones who do the helping and encouraging.
sometimes, GOD wants us to learn to receive help from others…that can be humbling. who knew?
the important thing is that GOD will accomplish His purposes that He has for us. it isn’t an if or a maybe. it is something He WILL do. How encouraging is that?
Thanks for saying that out loud: ‘it feels like I will die’ I can keep minimising pain and sweeping it under the carpet. ‘Man up!’ I say. ‘It happens to everyone. Rejection, heartbreak… no biggie.’ But walking wounded is not how God wants it, and he’d rather we took our pains and weaknesses to his loving arms. Honesty is the only way to healing.
Joining you from FMF
glad you stopped by ruth. i loved your post today as well! also loved the beautiful camelia?
i can’t tell you how many years i was a christian stoic. i tho’t that was what i was expected to be. thankfully, GOD broke thro’, through the teaching and lifestyle of others. how often have we looked on community as the fluffy side of christianity. it really isn’t. it is a place where we carry each others’ burdens and share our loads with one another.
and we also help each other give our loads to jesus!
Hi Martha!
Glad to be your FMF neighbour 🙂 Thanks for this post. Great reminder that though it’s risky vulnerability to admit weakness, God provides. He can do wonders with us and through us when we bare it all before Him. He can handle it. Rejection is real, and painful. But the risk of rejection is a distraction from the enemy to keep us from God’s great power in our lives.
You’ve given me lots to think about.
PS: Site looks great! Haven’t seen it in awhile 🙂
nice to see you sabrina:) glad you found the post provocative. also glad it looks good. i did make a couple of changes recently. i need to make a couple more to finish it off, but i never seem to have much time to sit for awhile and make those kinds of changes.
hope you are doing well.