Good Morning Sunshine! God’s Grace Is Sufficient!

2 Corinthians 12:8-10 AMP ~ “Concerning this I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might leave me; [9] but He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you [My lovingkindness and My mercy are more than enough—always available—regardless of the situation]; for [My] power is being perfected [and is completed and shows itself most effectively] in [your] weakness.” Therefore, I will all the more gladly boast in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ [may completely enfold me and] may dwell in me. [10] So I am well pleased with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, and with difficulties, for the sake of Christ; for when I am weak [in human strength], then I am strong [truly able, truly powerful, truly drawing from God’s strength].”

Have you ever heard or said this phrase, “Don’t worry, God won’t give you more than you can handle.” I know it seems well, but it’s not true! So many times, we get this saying mixed up with what God actually said, in 1 Corinthians 10:13, “No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out that you can endure it.” He will help you with what you are being tempted with, but troubles will come! There will be things that come up in your life that you cannot handle, they are designed to draw you to God. You see weakness and strength are opposites, that don’t attract! But by definition, when you are weak, you are strong and at any given time, you can feel weak in a hundred of different ways. But over and over again you think that you can see God’s children being given way more than they can physically, emotionally and spiritually handle on their own. But God, say it out loud, But God! God designed all of this to show your weakness and His Sovereignty and Strength!

And in the midst of all this muck, the all-surpassing power of God is made perfect, in your weakness! It’s in the places that you are most feeble, that is the best platform for the Lord to show His perfect strength! God can be seen clearly when you stop your boasting, when you stop trying to prove to the world you can muscle up and push your way through! You need God! When there is no way, God shows up and blows your mind! When you get tired of hiding, God shows up and shows you how perfect He is and how much He can do! I know it’s easy to hide behind stuff, but it’s even easier to hid in God! It’s in the bumps and lumps that we want to hide, but it’s those parts that show your beauty and His perfection! This is when God comes and shows how perfect He is and how much He can do, simply because He loves you!

God’s Grace is Sufficient for you, no matter what! Thank God for your weakness, that is when His strength in you is made perfect! The weaker you are the more His power shows evident in your life. If you need to boast, boast gladly in your weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions and calamities, so that the power of Jesus Christ may rest upon you! You must learn to appreciate God’s Grace because it’s His Grace that is there for you, to give you strength to endure without falling short, as you move towards Him and your high calling! For you are called by God to live a Holy life according to Word of God, and God said that you can do this! Trust and believe what He says!

Live by faith in God’s grace, knowing that He is for you. Don’t run away from things that reveal and magnify all that God is in you. And remember, when you are weak, He is strong! God’s design for suffering is that it should magnify Christ’s Worth and Power. This is grace, because the greatest joy of Christians is to experience Christ magnified in your lives. Today, let’s choose to embrace what God can do when you are at your worst. Thank You Father for your love and kindness, when I am going through it, for I know that Your Grace is sufficient! Your Grace gives me the strength to get through it, and I am victorious because of You! Father I trust You, that You are strong when I am weak, and may others see You high and lifted up in me!

Let’s Pray:
Father, Thank You! Father, my heart is growing with gratitude, and I extol Your Majesty for, as my Father, You have manifested abundant love and mercy towards me. You have blessed me Your Holy Spirit so that I may live with Your Power on the inside of me as travel life’s journey. Father You are a Patient and Loving Shepherd, who guards my heart from discouragement in tough times and guards it from boasting and in good times. Father l, I know that without you I am nothing and I have nothing that is permanent. Father, Thank You for giving me a permanent, steadfast hope of Heaven with You, because of Your Grace and Mercy, that You give to me. Father, I will humbly boast in my infirmities for Your Glory, that the Power of Jesus Christ may rest upon me. In the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ. Amen!

Blessings…
Minister Jean