“Perfect”

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. (2 Corinthians 12:9 ESV)

 As Christians, it is easy to take on the mistaken idea that we’re supposed to be so strong and “perfect” all the time.
And some have felt that if they couldn’t be perfect, they were at least supposed to look like they were perfect, or pretend they were perfect! They tried to never let anybody know that they made any mistakes or that they had any trials or weaknesses, and in so doing they portrayed the wrong idea of what being strong in the Lord is supposed to be like.

But to be weak just for the sake of being weak is not the goal or the end; our weakness is supposed to show the Lord’s strength, and as Paul said, “so that the power of Christ may rest” upon us.

That’s the purpose of honestly confessing our weaknesses: to show that the Lord is strong, and that even though we are weak, He can be strong in us. Through our weaknesses, He can be shown to be strong.

The whole point is we’re supposed to be strong in the Lord. That’s what we’re striving for. We can admit and confess our weaknesses, but we shouldn’t dwell on them. —Maria Fontaine

Hearing the Word does not end in having some news of God but in experiencing his presence. —Anonymous

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