A Grace Filled Ride


But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power 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.
2 Corinthians 12:9 HCSB

Paul was troubled with "a thorn in the flesh.' Some form of imperfection that he sought deliverance from. We could suppose it was not always there but had arrived in recent times. I was recently reading a book called: The Circle Maker by a Mark Badderson (I hope I spent.that right Mark) he had been seeking the Lord for healing from asthma, to no avail. Myself, I have been seeking healing for hearing loss to no avail. I can fast and pray and God says nothing. He has said nothing for 21 years. The closest I came was in Pensacola. I was visiting a church that was experiencing revival. I went out for prayer and experienced hearing for the briefest moment. My difficulty is tinnitus and over the years this has been compounded with natural hearing loss.

Last night I had a girlfriend over for dinner. I wanted her feedback. I had completed a Genos survey as a part of the study I am doing and it told me my weaknesses were lack of awareness and reasoning. My friend disagreed strongly. She said you are the opposite you are very aware and you reason things out very well. I agree with her but know why the survey gave the results it did. Because of a recent bad experience I began to doubt myself and my answers were coloured by that. My friend said:" You can't win everybody." I agree. However, i had misread a few people and it resulted in failure.

My hearing loss causes problems for me. I miss things and at times the ringing is particularly bad and I use a lot of energy to hear through it. It is tiring. I would rather be without it. Uet, God only knows why I still am afflicted. I still step out and go and do things and meet people even with the difficulty. I know people who won't step out until everything is perfect. Imagine if I waited until I was healed. The past 21 years of adventure with God would have been lost.

Like Paul I can say: 'God's grace is sufficient for me'! Amen! His grace empowers me and lefts me up and sustains me. Amen!

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