Sometimes life is just plain hard, and in our human weakness– we feel like we just can’t keep on keeping on; because we don’t have the strength! During these times, we recognize the need for our higher power, who is Jesus, to step in and support us at our weak point. Because He has promised that His grace, favor, loving-kindness, and mercy is sufficient to cover our weakness… it is all we need to keep moving forward in life, and we can always count on His support. When our desperation, and weakness turns us toward God for help, and we are humbly looking to Him for the grace to see us through, not arrogantly thinking we must do this by ourselves; Good things can be expected. Then, as we continue to experience leaning and relying on God for support in our weakness– something wonderful will happen inside us! We will grow in faith and dependence on God, and His courage, strength, and power will be effective in our lives; to encourage, lift, and dwell upon us. Human weakness gives God the opportunity to perfect and fulfill His strength and power within us!

“But He said to me, My grace [favor and loving-kindness and mercy] is enough for you [sufficient against any danger and enables you to bear the trouble manfully]; for My strength and power are made perfect [fulfilled and completed] and show themselves most effective in [your] weakness. Therefore, I will all the more gladly glory in my weaknesses and infirmities, that the strength and power of Christ [the Messiah] may rest [yes may pitch a tent over and dwell] upon me! For when I am weak [in human strength], then am I [truly] strong [able, powerful in divine strength]” (2Corinthians 12:9, 10b).