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DEALING WITH YOUR WEAKNESS

He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return. Psalms 78:39

We all have weaknesses, but the ones we refuse to deal with: (a) draw us magnetically toward the wrong things (b) give Satan a foothold, which quickly becomes a stronghold (c) schedule tragedy down the line. Be warned: your weakness can emerge at any time, including your closing years! What you fail to master now will master you later. That’s why David prayed, ‘Cast me not off in old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth’ (Psalm 71:9). The Holy Spirit will repeatedly convict you before your weakness destroys you! Jesus told Peter: ‘Satan has asked to have all of you, to sift you like wheat. But I have pleaded in prayer for you, Simon, that your faith should not fail. So when you have repented and turned to Me again, strengthen and build up your brothers’ (Luke 22:31-32 NLT). God will continue to use you even while your weakness is growing within you! That’s because He’s long-suffering and merciful. He provides opportunity after opportunity to reach for His help. Jesus warned Jerusalem, ‘‘how often I have longed to gather your children together, but you were not willing. Look, your house is left to you desolate’ (Matthew 23:37-38). Think: when you repeatedly reject God’s mercy - what’s left? The inevitable consequences! ‘What can I do’? you ask. Turn to God! He’s neither shocked by your weakness nor unwilling to help you. Confess your sin. Become an enemy to it. Ask the Holy Spirit to empower you. Not only can He deliver you, He can turn your greatest weakness into your greatest weapon!

Prayer
Heavenly Father – HELP me in my weakness, use me in your strength! In Your All Powerful Name, Amen