Encouraging Women Today

Friday, May 30, 2008

WHEN I AM WEAK, HE IS STRONG.

Paul said in II Corinthians 11:30: "If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness."
There have been times in my life, usually when I was tired, that I wanted people to know how much I was doing. One time I even made a list of all I had done and handed it to my husband. Do you know how much that impressed God? NOT!
God's plan is working inside-out, not outside-in. Outside-in produces pride, conceit, putting guilt on others, and sores that fester.
God is interested in taking a life and developing it after His Own Purpose. Oswald Chambers said: "It is a slow process. God is making us spell out our own souls. We have to get rid of the idea that we understand ourselves. The only one who understands us is God." He is the only one who can perfect us. As we relax in Him, we will not boast of anything. Our very presence will illumiate every place we trod.