To My Knees

There is so much to look forward to this week, and so much to do. It really keeps me busy, but I take time to center myself in the scripture and through prayer. I know that God is enough. This morning as I read from 2 Corinthians I was reminded that life is made up of success and failure, good times and bad, but I appreciated Paul's take on things:

I was given the gift of a handicap to keep me in constant touch with my limitations. Satan’s angel did his best to get me down; what he in fact did was push me to my knees. No danger then of walking around high and mighty! At first I didn’t think of it as a gift, and begged God to remove it. Three times I did that, and then he told me,

"My grace is enough; it’s all you need. My strength comes into its own in your weakness. "

Once I heard that, I was glad to let it happen. I quit focusing on the handicap and began appreciating the gift. It was a case of Christ’s strength moving in on my weakness. Now I take limitations in stride, and with good cheer, these limitations that cut me down to size—abuse, accidents, opposition, bad breaks. I just let Christ take over! And so the weaker I get, the stronger I become.

Well, alright!

--Ben