“But he said to me, \u201cMy grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.\u201d Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ\u2019s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ\u2019s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”<\/em> – 2 Corinthians 12:9\u201310 (NIV)<\/strong><\/p>\n Most of us want God to remove our weaknesses instantly so we can feel strong and in control. Sometimes He does bring immediate change, but often He chooses to reveal His power right in the middle of our weakness. His grace is sufficient, not just when you feel capable, but especially when you do not.<\/p>\n Your weakness can become the place where you encounter God most deeply. Instead of hiding it in shame or pretending it doesn\u2019t exist, you bring it into His presence and ask Him to meet you there. This posture keeps you humble, dependent, and aware that any fruit in your life comes from Him.<\/p>\n As you learn to boast in Christ\u2019s strength rather than your own, you become less threatened by your limitations. You realize that God is not surprised by them and is fully able to work through them. In fact, your weakness becomes a stage on which His grace is displayed.<\/p>\n Jesus, You see the areas where I feel most weak. I invite Your grace and power into those places. Help me not to pretend I am strong, but to boast in Your strength working through my weakness. Amen.<\/p>\n Write down one area of weakness and underneath it write: \u201cHere, Lord, show Your strength.\u201d Consider sharing this with a trusted believer for prayer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Key Scripture: “But he said to me, \u201cMy grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.\u201d Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ\u2019s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ\u2019s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-devotionals"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.illuminatedgospel.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.illuminatedgospel.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.illuminatedgospel.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.illuminatedgospel.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.illuminatedgospel.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=67"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.illuminatedgospel.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.illuminatedgospel.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=67"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.illuminatedgospel.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=67"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.illuminatedgospel.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=67"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Reflection:<\/h5>\n
Prayer:<\/h5>\n
Today\u2019s Action Step:<\/h5>\n