GIRLFRIENDS IN GOD 13TH JULY 2021 – EMBRACING WEAKNESS

GIRLFRIENDS IN GOD DEVOTIONAL.

Girlfriends in God Daily Devotional For Women for today is here. This daily those is put together by women from different parts of the world to encourage and equip other women in their spiritual journey. Read and be blessed.

Today’s Truth: 2 Corinthians 12:9, NIV

But He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness’. Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me,

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GIRLFRIENDS IN GOD – MESSAGE FOR TODAY

For many years, I did everything I possibly could to hide or erase any weakness in my life. When that didn’t work, I simply pretended that those weak areas didn’t exist. Why? Because if I was weak, how could Jesus love me? How could anyone love me? How could I love myself?

When our son, Jered, began to walk, I immediately noticed that his feet turned inward. Our pediatrician recommended a specialist who examined Jered thoroughly, then ordered several x-rays. The more he examined Jered, the more concerned we became. When the specialist finally called us in for a consultation, we braced ourselves for bad news.

ANDREW WOMMACK DEVOTIONAL 13TH JULY 2021

The doctor’s stoic face revealed nothing, but his diagnosis was a gift. “There is nothing wrong with Jered’s feet,” he said. “They are simply the feet of a natural athlete and were designed to give him great balance.”

What we feared as a weakness was really a great strength and part of the Master’s plan for Jered who graduated from college on a football and academic scholarship.

God created us according to His plan, in love and with purpose – weaknesses and all. We tend to view our weaknesses as liabilities. But if our worth does not depend upon us in any way, we can be honest about our weaknesses, knowing they do not diminish our value in the heart and mind of God. In fact, our weaknesses can become the areas through which God does His greatest work.

KENNETH COPELAND DEVOTIONAL FOR 13TH JULY 2021

We sometimes try to ignore weaknesses, hoping no one will notice. We live in denial, assigning blame to others when we fail. Eventually, we attempt to bury our weaknesses – only to find them resurrecting themselves when we least expect it.

A powerful life embraces pain and understands that perfection is for Heaven, not Earth. The words of Paul are profound, “God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong” (1 Corinthians 1:27, NIV).

When we are honest about our weaknesses, we are conceding the fact that only God can accomplish anything good in or through us. God’s power is instantly recognizable in obvious weakness.

God has always allowed man’s weakness to validate the immeasurable need of His redemption and His sufficiency in our lives. He can and will use us if we allow Him to do so – not despite our weaknesses – but through our weaknesses.

We are not the message – just the messenger. And the mess is so often the very message God wants to deliver.

Our weaknesses are not excuses to escape God’s plan. They are divinely appointed opportunities for that plan to work.

Don’t wait until you have it all figured out. That won’t happen this side of Heaven.

Don’t wait until you think you are good enough. You never will be good enough as long as you are trapped in your frail humanity.

Step up to the plate and be the imperfect you; allowing God’s perfection to shine through each and every weakness. Do not listen to the doubts and lies of Satan. His goal is to render you helpless and defeated.

I recently told a friend, “I want to get to the place in my walk with God, that when my feet hit the floor each morning, the devil says, “Oh, no! She’s awake!” I know I have a long way to go but join me in the choice to embrace weakness and pain, allowing God’s strength and restoration to shine through each broken place.

Let’s Pray
Father, right now, I yield to the truth that I am weak, and You are strong. Forgive me for the arrogance and pride that makes me think I can do anything good on my own. Keep me broken, Father, and on my face before You. Please use the broken places in my life to let Your light shine through.

In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Now It’s Your Turn
Read the story of Gideon in Judges 6:1 – 27.

Whose strength accomplished the task God called Gideon to do? How can you relate that to your own daily life?

Girlfriends in God Daily Devotional for Women 13th July 2021 was written by Mary Southerland for the Girlfriends in God Ministry.

Girlfriends in God is a non-denominational ministry that crosses generational and racial boundaries to bring the Body of Christ together as believers. Just as God sent Ruth to Naomi and Mary to Elizabeth, God continues to use women to encourage and equip other women in their spiritual journey. We are doing life together!

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