We have spoken of the sovereignty of God and how He takes the bad and turns it for good. God uses our weakness to confound the strong.
1 Corinthians 1:27-31, KJV: “27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; 28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: 29 That no flesh should glory in his presence. 30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: 31 That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.”
God can use our weakness to shine brightly. Are you (Am I) willing to be weak in order for Him to shine through? I was reminded recently of a story from 2017; before the most recent health challenges. This is a post copied from that time period.
This morning, I had to do the dreaded shoe shopping – for both brace and non-brace shoes for an upcoming conference/concert.
Let’s just say that to me shoe shopping ranks right up there with having a root canal, or in this case, a double-root canal. Seriously! If I find shoes that fit, the cost is prohibitive. Yet… our ever-faithful God went before me and was with me. I was not shopping alone!
A store worker who really didn’t have to insisted on running to the shelves to get shoes for me and became intrigued with the challenge of finding shoes that fit. This is a huge help as walking without braces is difficult. She was tenacious in finding two pair of shoes and, actually, had a great eye for it. It took a very short time to find two pair of black shoes for my upcoming trip, both on sale with a coupon besides! I praised our precious Savior for this provision as it is very difficult to shoe shop alone, putting the brace on and off to get different sizes! He had met me in a shopping trip I dreaded!
As she helped me, the conversation turned to the obvious challenges I face. I briefly told of the challenges life has brought and of how God has sustained me and helped me. After hearing my story, she looked at me, mask, braces, limp and all, and said, “It strikes me that you are truly blessed!” Her comment struck me as it was obvious that God had shown through the mask, braces, and limp!
My heart sang even more to think that God could use my disability to tell someone of Him. It was truly a God meeting.
It reminded me of the verses in 2 Corinthians 12:9-10, “8 Concerning this, I pleaded with the Lord three times to take it away from me. 9 But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power[a]is perfected in weakness.” Therefore, I will most gladly boast all the more about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may reside in me. 10 So I take pleasure in weaknesses, insults, catastrophes, persecutions, and in pressures, because of Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”
I am truly blessed! May He be the One people see when they look at me, for He has truly blessed me. Just think, when people see us, He can shine through our disabilities and health challenges.
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