Praise to the Lord, the Almighty

"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. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong." 2 Corinthians 12:9-10

I know that recently I have struggled in my head saying, "I just can't do this or that thing. I am not strong enough, I don't have enough faith, I am too tired..." But this verse, given to me by a friend at the beginning of the semester, keeps coming back to me. It has been a slap in the face..."You're right, Sarah, you CAN'T do anything, at least, not without God's sustaining power and His grace. Let God fight your battles through you. Don't try to do it on your own strenght because you can't." God has already provided us with everything that we need and his grace is sufficient. We do not boast in ourselves as though we have done anything, but we boast in the cross and the person of Christ (Galatians 6:14). What a mighty, gracious God we serve!