Reminders continue to surface that it is in our weakness God demonstrates His strength. When we truly give it all to Him, He will work through us in ways we could have never accomplished on our own.
More importantly, we’ll be joining God in His work rather than asking Him to bless the effort we’ve decided is best.
So often I am tempted to take over. I convince myself I’m helping or I know what needs to happen next.
From there, I’m working in my own strength and eventually find myself exhausted.
In those times, I also tend to be more fearful and insecure.
As friend and fellow team member Dianna Cagle shared from 2 Corinthians 12:9–10 during our most recent staff meeting, the Lord used Paul’s words to show me I was at it again and pulled my eyes back toward Him.
Paul writes: “But [the Lord] 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.
“That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”
Along with the clarity from Scripture, several friends in ministry have mentioned in passing how they are amazed at what is happening in their work.
They know it is only because they are allowing God to work through them, each acknowledged. Otherwise, it would not be sustainable, they said.
Even the features we’ve run lately on Bama quarterbacks Bryce Young and Jalen Milroe, as well as Auburn basketball player Dylan Cardwell, point to a deep dependence on the Lord.
Next door in Mississippi, a potential Heisman candidate and the nation’s leader in passing yards also shared openly about his faith after breaking the record for Southeastern Conference career completions Oct. 8.
Mississippi State’s QB Will Rogers tweeted after the 40–17 win over Arkansas that “nothing would be possible without my Savior and my teammates.”
In an interview with Mississippi Scoreboard in 2019, Rogers said, “I’m not in this position for my wants or my desires, but I’m in this position to serve Him and expand His kingdom.”
Of course, we could say it’s easy to point to the Lord and give Him all the credit when breaking records, winning games and being awarded Heismans, but what happens when the situation isn’t as sweet?
Milroe can probably speak to that after three turnovers during the Texas A&M game Oct. 8.
While Bama barely squeaked by with the win, Milroe held his head up, described the game as “fun” and noted the opportunity to learn and grow. Rather than sink into despair, he remained calm and confident in the role in which he has been placed.
“No matter what it is, He’s the one who strengthens me.”
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