2 Corinthians 12:9-10

2 Corinthians 12:9-10
"But His answer was, 'my grace is all you need, for my power is greatest when you are weak.' I am most happy, then, to be proud of my weaknesses, in order to feel the protection of Christ's power over me. I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions and difficulties for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong."

Lately, life has been less than amazing. Plans have fallen through, people have been letting other me down, campus has been discouraging, enthusiasm is decreasing, tensions are rising, things are changing and life has just been challenging.
I shouldn't be surprised. We live in a fallen world, people are sinful, therefore are world is sinful and messed up. Life is hard.
However, God is amazing. His power is made greatest in my weakness.
What does that mean? Well, when this world lets me down and I feel like I am on my last leg, God has got me. When things are hard, when people on campus are less than interested, when people let me down, when my feelings get hurt and I am disappointed, God's power is at its greatest because He is all I need; when other people let me down, depending on Him through all the stuff life throws at me, shows how strong He is because He carries me through all that. Depending on Him through that brings Him glory. And why am I here on this Earth? To bring Him glory.
That is very comforting.
If you have been keeping up with the last couple of posts, trust in the Lord has been the hardest thing for me to do. Slowly, the Lord has been showing me why trusting Him is worth it. This verse shows me one reason why trusting is worth it. If I depend on the Lord and trust Him to carry me through everything the world throws at me, not only am I made strong despite my weakness, the Lord is shown powerful and is given glory. So, if I trust Him, He will not only bring me through all the storms in my life, He will make me stronger in them.
It has been amazing to see the Lord's faithfulness. I have been struggling to trust Him and surrender things to Him, but He hasn't given up on me. He's been showing me how to trust Him and why I need to. Basically, if I trust the Lord, He will not only give me eternal life, but He will guide me through the storms in my life and make me stronger in them, He will give me a life that is good and prosperous and he will always be there for me.
That defines only a part of who my God is, that is a God I can give my life to, that is a God who I can trust, that is a God who I can worship. That is my God.

His grace is all I need and I am made strong in my weakness because of who my God is.