Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Don't you just hate it sometimes!

Yesterday God and I had a little argument in the car. I had just been berated and belittled by a parent via phone, and I was crying brokenheartedly when God reminded me:

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 about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. 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 12:9-10

This is the verse I had been meditating on yesterday morning. My comments to God went something like this: "Just because you place a verse on my heart less than 12 hours ago, doesn't mean you have to give me a chance to live it out right away!"

And God just chuckled, "Of course it does."

Don't you just hate it sometimes when God immediately provides an opportunity for you to live out His word immediately! Guess He has to hit me while it's still fresh in my mind, forgetful as I am. Needless to say I'm trying to delight in weaknesses and insults and trying not to dwell on the untruths that so want to penetrate my heart.

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