I Want To Be Weak Today!

I just started a study on David yesterday. I have had the book for about 2 years, but never found the time to open it up. I am glad that I am doing it now.
During my time this morning and in my study of David, I reflected on my life and the events of it. It seems as though my life has been a series of events that one would think would make me lean on Him for my strength, that has not been the case. In my life I have always been strong willed, strong minded, physically strong, strong in my beliefs and any other way that one can be strong. I am finding though that my strength is just not enough. It seems the stronger I get, the weaker I am. I am finding as I grow weaker in these areas, that is where true strength is, that is where God is. This doesn't mean that I get rid of who I am, who God made me to be, however it does mean that I allow Him to be my strength. I am allowing God to guide and steer me and sometimes things don't work out like I thought they would or even should, but this life is not about me is it? It is all about HIM!
God prepared my life ahead of time. He prepared yours ahead of time too. Before we were born, God knew exactly what he was going to do with our lives. When we are little children, we are guided and protected by our parents. Their job is to teach us to basically care for our selves on a daily basis. They are to teach us basic morals & values and guide us to the Father who will show us the way as we become teens and young adults. Unfortunately, because of sin, that often doesn't happen and we end up building our lives on our own strength, struggling the best we can to make life work for us. Even if our parents did a fantastic job, our focus ends up being survival, struggling to get what we want or need. Maybe it is to be successful in a career, or to even be a good mom or dad. It could be trying to figure out how to pay the bills and put food on the table this month. Sometimes it means just figuring out how to make it through the day without giving up completely, I think we have all been there at one point in our lives. We end up putting on what I call "boots of strength". These boots are created by each of us throughout our lives and as our needs change we reshape them to "fit" us and meet our needs. But God has a different plan for us! Remember, He prepared our life ahead of time and we often disregard what He has for us. We just put our "boots" on every morning and go about our day. What about the life He prepared for us? Do we just disregard it and go about fulfilling our own needs and wants? Is that what God planned? I don't think so!
I encourage you to take off those "boots of strength" that are heavy and uncomfortable, they weigh you down and keep you in your "stuff". These boots were created with our own personal strength and they really aren't as steady, stable and strong as we would like to think they are. Surrender to Father God, grow weak in your own strength so you can enjoy and rest in HIS STRENGTH! You can't have both. If we are strong in our own strength then Christ can't live through us because we try to take over. Put on the "SHOES CREATED IN CHRIST JESUS". They are easy to wear and they feel really good. At first, it feels wimpy and weak, but after you do it a few times it gets easier and easier. Then you come to the point that it is something you long for, a desire to be weaker and weaker so Christ can become stronger and stronger through you.
Be "weak" today so Christ can be "STRONG" in your life.