Skip to content
8 March 2022

Weaknesses Encourage You to Lean on God’s Strength

Today’s Battle Drill Devotional: Weaknesses Encourage You to Lean on God’s Strength   Read 2 Corinthians 12:1-10. Your weaknesses can be a good thing. Why? They encourage you to rely on God’s strength rather than your own. When I rely on my own strength, I get tired. I struggle to get up in the morning and spend some quiet time with God. I become less loving to those around me. Why? Because my strength is limited. I need to learn to rely on God’s unlimited strength instead.   Paul was a strong man. He was proud. He was headstrong. He was straight-talking. He had authority. But he also had a “thorn in the flesh” that made him weak. That weakness forced him to depend on God rather than his own powers. What Paul discovered is the weaker his “thorn in the flesh” made him, the more he had to depend on God. The more he had to depend on God, the stronger he became.   It can be true for us too. You may feel too weak to do anything today. Perhaps you can’t even open your Bible or utter a word of prayer. Maybe the idea of going to worship is just too much. Perhaps you cannot even work or do anything, really. What do you do when you feel like that? You rest in God. Depend on him. You trust him and he will make you strong.   THINK IT OVER Why do we find it so difficult to admit or show weakness?
Battle Drill Devotional
Battle Drill Devotional
Weaknesses Encourage You to Lean on God’s Strength
/

Episode Notes

0
(0)

Today’s Battle Drill Devotional: Weaknesses Encourage You to Lean on God’s Strength

 

Read 2 Corinthians 12:1-10. Your weaknesses can be a good thing. Why? They encourage you to rely on God’s strength rather than your own. When I rely on my own strength, I get tired. I struggle to get up in the morning and spend some quiet time with God. I become less loving to those around me. Why? Because my strength is limited. I need to learn to rely on God’s unlimited strength instead.

 

Paul was a strong man. He was proud. He was headstrong. He was straight-talking. He had authority. But he also had a “thorn in the flesh” that made him weak. That weakness forced him to depend on God rather than his own powers. What Paul discovered is the weaker his “thorn in the flesh” made him, the more he had to depend on God. The more he had to depend on God, the stronger he became.

 

It can be true for us too. You may feel too weak to do anything today. Perhaps you can’t even open your Bible or utter a word of prayer. Maybe the idea of going to worship is just too much. Perhaps you cannot even work or do anything, really. What do you do when you feel like that? You rest in God. Depend on him. You trust him and he will make you strong.

 

THINK IT OVER

Why do we find it so difficult to admit or show weakness?

How useful was this post?

Click on a star to rate it!

Average rating 0 / 5. Vote count: 0

No votes so far! Be the first to rate this post.

We are sorry that this post was not useful for you!

Let us improve this post!

Tell us how we can improve this post?

Share this post on social media!

Submit Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Been with Jesus? Find Courage & Stand Strong and Confident

Been with Jesus? Find Courage & Stand Strong and Confident

Been with Jesus? Then discover how being with Jesus empowers you to overcome fear, embrace your convictions, and stand strong in the face of opinions.

Listen →
Ushering in the Kingdom of God: Living like we've been with Jesus

Ushering in the Kingdom of God: Living like we've been with Jesus

Transform your life and make an eternal impact. Discover how to live in a way that reflects your relationship with Jesus. Join us on this journey!

Listen →
Experience Transformation: How Being with Jesus Inspires Love and Healing

Experience Transformation: How Being with Jesus Inspires Love and Healing

Peter and John had been with Jesus. Discover the power of being with him, bringing love and healing to those in need. Join us in transforming lives!

Listen →

Battle Drill Devotional

Stay Connected

Hope and encouragement from the Bible.

Welcome to Battle Drill, a weekday devotional from Captain Rob of The Salvation Army. Join us as we share hope and encouragement as we read and study the Bible together. If you’d like to have this devotional delivered to your inbox, sign up right now at http://eepurl.com/ipKWzY and choose Battle Drill Devotional as one of your interests.

New episodes

We publish WEEKDAYS at 3:00AM (UK TIME).

10 top relationship tips. What lies beyond the mountains. Don’t stop now, god has plans for you : ainsley earhardt & andy andrews.