Daily Power #157

“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” (2 Cor. 12:9)

Everybody wants to be strong. But if your physical health and appearance is all you invest your life in, then you’ll miss out on something that lasts forever—God’s kingdom. And you can’t fight for God’s kingdom using physical strength alone. The people who are really strong, the women and men who are world changers, honestly admit their limitations.

Their refrain is “Lord, I’m weak. And I need you.”

Being a warrior is not about cockiness and attitude, not about six-pack abs and CrossFit, not about succeeding in life and winning everyone’s admiration or envy. Being a true warrior is about knowing the source of true strength. It’s about knowing your weaknesses and turning to God to empower you to be the person he made you to be.

Whether you think about it much or not, your spiritual Enemy wants to take you out. He’s a master at making the strong become weak. Sometimes he does that by making us comfortable, secure, and safe, resigned to a mediocre life because it’s familiar and doesn’t require much from us. But is that really how you want to live?

On the other hand, God is in the business of making weak people strong. Your past isn’t the most important thing. Your future is. If you want to live your life—really live it in a bold, passionate, life-giving way that’s contagious—then don’t compromise.

Fight. Every. Day.

Power Lift

God, you know my weaknesses, and I know you can transform them into your strengths. Today I will rely on your power and not my own to fight the Enemy.