“But He said to me,
2 Corinthians 12:9-10 BSB
“My grace is sufficient for you,
for My power is perfected in weakness.”
Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties.
For when I am weak, then I am strong.”
“The one thing that Jesus Christ does for a man is to make him radiant, not artificially radiant. The joy that Jesus gives is the result of our disposition being at one with His own disposition. The Spirit of God will fill us to overflowing if we will be careful to keep in the light. We have no business to be weak in God’s strength.”
– Oswald Chamber
My Pondering
This is the ultimate litmus test. It easy to be happy with God when things seem to be going our way; full of bliss, comfort, good friends, family, plenty of money, etc but what when things are the opposite and contrary to our expectations and desires?
To be joyful in the trial isn’t insanity. Rather, it’s seeing the big picture inside out and trusting God where we can’t. Do really believe what Paul was inspired to write in Romans 8:28?