Weakness = Strength

By the title of this blog, you're probably thinking, "What?! This guy's crazy. How is weakness the same as strength?" Well... it does. When it comes to God, it's the very essence of His grace.

"Each time he said, 'My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.' So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. That's why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong." -- 2 Corinthians 12:9-10, NLT

Make a little more sense now? I know for myself, the whole concept of grace completely messes me up. The fact that no matter how "righteous" we are, we're never more deserving of God's grace than when we were in the midst of our sin and rebelling against God. Weird concept, eh? No matter what you do, you can't earn God's grace. His grace gives you strength in your weakness... and allows Him to reveal His strength and His glory to not only you, but those around you. When your life's going to Hell and you're not giving up, holding on strong and giving Him praise, people around you are going to be wondering, "What's this guy's/girl's deal? Their life's going down the toilet and they're happy? What's going on here?" I'm not saying that you have to be happy all the time, at least not directly. We were made to worship God, to give Him praise. Technically speaking, we're all found guilty--we have no reason to not worship Him. Worshiping Him comes out of the overflow of His love in your heart. It's interesting how this all ties in together, huh? So for now, just ponder over His grace. We'll probably never fully understand it while we're here on this earth, but it doesn't mean we don't have to try. God's always there for us to give us answers, to draw us closer to Him. So what are you waiting for?