A few days ago, my sister Christina stated that so far, 2011 has been the best year of her life. This was on the day I had to have a root canal, I had already been sick, and our family van had been in the shop for three weeks... just to name a few things that were going wrong. I put the most sarcastic look on my face possible, prepared to shut her down on the "best year ever" bit. But I couldn't. Because when I think about it, despite all the tough stuff that has been going on, this has been the best year of my life so far.
However, sickness is something that my family has been attacked with this year. Never before have we been so sick. It's just been one thing right after another. Christina has migraines, my mom has rheumatoid arthritis, my dad has... many things (just found out today he has strep throat), and I have had shingles, throat infections, blah blah blah... everything else all year long. I joke and say that I think the devil is trying to kill us... but then I catch myself wondering...
Anyways, this morning Joseph texted me this verse and then, lo and behold, I just checked my e-mail and I had received a message from Joe White, who sends out mass devotionals about once a month that I never read. But I read this on because the first thing I noticed was that he used the exact same verse that Joe had sent me this morning. I love it when the Lord works like that, He must have really wanted me to read this verse. So I am going to share it with you, I hope it ministers to your life in some way.
“My grace is sufficient
for you, for power is perfected in weakness “Most gladly, therefore, I
will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may
dwell in me. Therefore I am well content with weaknesses, with insults,
with distresses,
with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ's sake; for when I am
weak, then I am strong.”
II Corinthians 12: 9-10
II Corinthians 12: 9-10
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