Having the courage to trust...

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 about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.

-1 Corinthians 12:9


I love how God says here that His power is made perfect in weakness...in my weakness. As I write here, I think of the things I've been praying for. Sometimes, I worry. And sometimes too, I can't help but look at the impossibility of things. But each time I get impatient with waiting and hurt with "unanswered prayers," the Lord reminds me of this verse. Our situations can not change who God is. No matter how bad they look... Our problems can not stop His generous and loving nature to give us the grace we need to surpass life's greatest trials.


So if we're a little discouraged with the way things are, rest in God. Take your eyes off the problem. Like Peter did when Jesus asked him to walk in the water, look to Jesus. Never be disturbed by the storm. It may be strong but our strength, which comes from God, will blow it away.


God wants us to believe that He can work through the impossibilities, to surrender our burdens, and to live like a true child of God - trusting, overcoming, living under His grace...