He Gives Power to the Weak

My journey to know God has been plagued with weakness. Yet, some will say to me, "you're strong". This post is about how weak I actually am and how strong my God makes me.

To whom will you compare me? Or who is my equal?” says the Holy One.  Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one and calls forth each of them by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing. Do you not know?
Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40: 25-26, 28-31

If you compare me in stature to strong, young, athletic men and women, you will know that I am weak. Yet, this passage tells us that no matter what you are--even if you are strong physically--you will stumble and fall unless you have hope in the Lord. I am one of those that has hope in the Lord. For a while, I've had hope in other people, put my worth into people's ideas of me, and have felt the sting of rejection come close to ruining my life. Yet God has taken this weak and rejected being and has made her strong. Strong enough to rise out of the pile of mush I've made and clean it up. He's given me the strength to not throw away the things He has blessed me with and to toss aside those things He never meant for me. He's cast away from me the fear of joy in my present circumstances-whatever they may be.

God is an inside-out God. I mean that in every sense you can fathom. Give him sadness and He brings out joy. Give Him yourself and He multiplies your influence. Give Him weakness and He gives you strength. You can even give Him ashes and He makes life. I've given Him greed, jealousy, frustration, rejection, fear, anger, and hate and He has made bountiful blessings, joy, acceptance, comfort, happiness, and love. He doesn't stop there. He multiplies Himself through me and He continues to give despite my weaknesses. So what am I to do? Show Him more weakness or grow in His strength? It's like the talents. Hide this newfound strength or display it for all to see His awesome work in me? I will not grow weary-I will soar high on wings like eagles...and I will praise Him the entire way!

God has made a flower garden out of a heart that was burned to the ground. He watered my spirit, He became the sole sower of seeds in this place. My heart belongs to no more than Him! This decision takes a lot of hope, confidence, and belief on my part. Who doesn't want to give their heart to worldly things? I know I did. I know I did. I know I don't want to anymore. There's a difference in giving your heart to things and loving things. Surely God wants us to love-it is His greatest commandment. But first, love Him. That doesn't mean you have less love for others-indeed, God is an inside-out God. The more you decide to give your heart to Him, the more room He will make in your heart for others. He creates from nothing. He will continue to make room as you grow in your heart for Him. So what's the main ingredient? Hope. Hope that it's the right thing to do, that it won't lead to a boring life, that He will return that love and that you will be able to feel it and revel in it. He has promised that you will. Don't you know? Haven't you heard? He made the heavens in the earth yet He loves you most of all. Surely He will reciprocate and multiply the feeling of love in your heart once you make the decision to love Him with it all!!

This weakling is too weak to stand on her own. The things of this earth are so hard to deal with. The evil is too pressing. The traps are too dangerous, the rejection and hate is all so taxing on me. His rod and staff comfort me. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He will do it all for me. He will fight it all for me.

Thank you, God, for Your promises. Thank you for Your strength. Your awesome and mighty ways are enough to sustain me. Your creation exalts You in reverence and praise. All glory and praise to You, Lord! You are holy, holy, holy. So holy. In Jesus's powerful name I thank You, Amen.