Tuesday,
April 30, 2024
2 Cor 12:9
9 And he
said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect
in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that
the power of Christ may rest upon me.
If
you have ever been injured or have had surgery and needed physical
therapy, you know the dread of having to strain those relaxed joints and
muscles. You know the therapist is going to challenge you – really challenge
you. The therapist is going to push you till it hurts. He is going to
manipulate those wounded areas and get the blood flowing again. What he is
really saying is: “You’re stronger than you think.”
If
you have ever experienced an emotional or spiritual hurt,
you may be afraid to try again. You have found a level of discomfort you think
you can live with, and you just hang out there. God then comes along and
challenges you – really challenges you to walk by faith one more time. He will
ask you to move ahead in uncertainty and risk manipulating those wounded places
once again. You don’t think you can endure it, but God thinks you can because
He is going to add His strength to yours. What He’s saying is: “You’re stronger
than you think.”
So,
when the challenges come, don’t think of them as enemies to your
comfort zone. Think of them as therapy. You are on the road to recovery and God
is your therapist.
Eph 3:14-16
14 For this
cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
15 Of whom
the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
16 That he
would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with
might by his Spirit in the inner man;
Dear
Lord, someone today is afraid to try again. Give them your strength and your
Spirit. AMEN
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