The Strength of Weakness

"That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong" (2 Corinthians 12:10)

It is in my brokenness that I have come to know the strength of my Papa. But this is so bizarre to me, or it was. How is it that I must be so broken, so weak before my Abba can come to me? Why must I go through the gates of weakness that I have never known before, so that I can stand at His feet and allow Him to pick me up? Oh yes, I even became so worn out that I was aware of my very next breath. So broken, that I felt as if every word said to me were hot coals touching my already burned skin. Broken? Yes -- into a million little pieces.

Why is it that God? "Delights" in these moments?

Paul on his road to Damascus.

David after his sin with Bathsheba.

Peter after Jesus was taken prisoner.

Me not too long ago…

You…. You have your own story, don't you?

Broken, in some relationship, hardship, unduly persecuted (either in the church or in the family, a close friend), your work and uncertainties? You may even cry out, "God where are You?

But just know -- that brokenness is "the main ingredient" to a Christian’s life. For God gives grace to the humble and resists the proud. (James 4:6)

You will know a new kind of strength that you have never known before, if you allow God to walk this journey for you.

For when I am weak, I am strong.

And our Abba will put the pieces of our life back together reflecting the most beautiful light of His Son.