26/07/2025
“But he 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.”
— 2 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV)
Lately, I’ve been feeling drained—emotionally and spiritually. The weight of unmet expectations, unresolved debts, and people not coming through when they said they would has left me discouraged. It’s hard not to feel disheartened when it seems like everything is slipping further out of control.
But in this low place, this place of weakness, God reminds me that His grace is sufficient. Not His solutions, not immediate answers, not quick resolutions—but His grace.
That challenges me. Because in all honesty, I often want deliverance more than I want grace. I want problems solved. I want justice. I want strength. But God’s word tells me His power is made perfect in weakness—not in my plans working out or in people doing what’s fair. It’s in this moment—my fragile, tired, questioning moment—that God says His power is resting on me.
So instead of pretending I’m okay, maybe I can lean into the fact that I’m not. Maybe I can stop striving to hold it all together and instead let God meet me in the mess. The grace of God doesn’t erase the pain, but it carries me through it.
The debts may remain unpaid. The people who should be stepping up might stay silent. But God has not turned away. He is present. He is powerful. And in this hard season, I can learn to rely on Him more deeply—not in my strength, but in His.
I don’t need to deny how I feel. But I also don’t have to let those feelings define my hope.
Lord, I feel tired and let down. People have disappointed me. My hope feels thin. But You remind me that Your grace is enough. Even now, especially now, let Your power rest on me. Help me trust You—not just when I’m strong, but especially when I’m not. Amen.
