11. March 13 ,2014- 11th day of Lent

Our Weaknesses are for The Lord

We are all good at finding weaknesses, specially the weaknesses of our fellows. If it is our weaknesses, we get worried over it often. We try our best to overcome it but our efforts may go waste. This is because we excavate the weaknesses for our selfish desires.May be to become supreme among a group or to hide up a flaw.

But we hardly think about the fact that 'we are not our creators nor of our fellow beings' Our Creator Father, who made us gave everything to us with a definite plan. It is said that,

'God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise. He chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. And God chose what the world thinks is not important—what the world hates and thinks is nothing. He chose these to destroy what the world thinks is important. God did this so that no one can stand before him and boast about anything.' 

--1Corinthians 1:27-29]

The weaknesses in each of us are not to shame others or to feel ashamed of  self but it is given to us to make us humble and to search God in our lacking. If God made us strong in all things, we will never feel a need of help, we will be strong so that the human power of this world will rule us. But if we are weak in something we search for help.

The search of help in our weakness can guide us to the influence of two powers; the Spiritual power from our God or the worldly powers. It is in this stage that we need the right wisdom to chose the eternal power. The worldly power may seem easy to gain over our weakness but it is futile and short lived. But the power that we seek from the spirit of God is eternal.

'It is not the wisdom of the rulers of this world, who are losing their power.  But we speak God’s secret wisdom that has been hidden from everyone until now. God planned this wisdom for our glory. He planned it before the world began.  None of the rulers of this world understood this wisdom.'      -1Corinthians 2:6-8  

In our weakness God gives us His spirit to us and from then on it is God who works in our weakness . Just think, who will be strong... will it be a perfect worldly man or a man through him God works? So it is great to have weakness, we only have to submit them to our Lord, He will work for us.

Christ is the one who gives me the strength I need to do whatever I must do.- Philippians 4:13

If we have any weakness, either it is a weakness in habit , alcoholism, drugs, selfishness, depression , sexual thoughts or anything like that, let us invite God to our weaknesses...Let us pray "Lord i am weak in this world, i am not able to overcome my lust or passions, please give me your strength that is everlasting, so that through you i can beat my weakness which traps me in this world. Amen.

2 Corinthians 12:9
"But the Lord said, “My grace is all you need. Only when you are weak can everything be done completely by my power.” So I will gladly boast about my weaknesses. Then Christ’s power can stay in me."

Reading ;
Psalm 25