Finding God in Your Weakness

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“When the going gets tough, the tough gets going.” Isn’t that what they say?

But what if you aren’t tough enough, or not tough at all? Every human being encounters a season in life when breaking through feels impossible. Those seasons come in waves. It’s rarely just a one-time thing. Yet, in those moments of weakness and fragility, one thing remains true: we are made strong through God’s strength.

God understands exactly how you feel in your moments of frailty; the hopelessness and confusion when you’ve been believing Him for a good job, or trusting Him for the right partner. He knows, and that’s the truth.

If it weren’t true, the Bible wouldn’t highlight the weaknesses of our heroes of faith. We wouldn’t know that the man after God’s own heart made major mistakes. We wouldn’t read about how Peter was right one moment and rebuked the next. Those stories were recorded because God wanted you to know that, at the end of the day, we are all just human and we always need Him to make things right.

Hebrews 4:15 [NLT] This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin.

That’s your turning point. God is always a million steps ahead. He figured it all out before you were even conceived. He sent you a Helper: the Holy Spirit. I mean, who needs help if they already have it all figured out?

So yes, it’s okay not to know what to do, because you don’t always have to. The Bible tells us not to lean on our own understanding. Why? Because even when we think we have the answers, God always knows best.

Bottom line: You need to be vulnerable before Him and always seek His face, because His strength is made perfect in your weakness, and you can always lean on Him.