My Weakness for His strength!

This last week has been a hard week!  You know one of those times when every single day
seems to be harder then the previous.  I am sure there are others out there who have their times of struggles.  How is it that it seems as if we are the only ones?  So here is a short list of my week. I took my mom to the ER for chest pains.  I had been trying to get her to go for days, this was just the climax  her blood pressure was 232/98.  Once they got that under control she was fine.  My sister went to the hospital and was transferred by ambulance to OU medical.  So at 4 am I drove my mom to the hospital in the city.  No wonder my moms blood pressure was so high!  My soon to be adopted 15 year old decided he didn't want to obey and gave me an ultimatum to give him his way or he would go back to the shelter.  I don't think he realized I have raised a few teenagers :)  So, I helped him pack his bags, to which, he quickly unpacked!  With six children in the process of being healed from abuse and neglect it is often a lot of stress and drama, to say the least!

So, in the midst of all this and more.  God has been dealing  with me about casting ALL of my cares on HIM!  What is it about us women that we think we can handle this life anyway?  I know for me except for the Grace of God I couldn't make one single day.  I am learning to exchange my weakness for HIS strength.  Today while I was reading my Bible a verse stood out to me:
Proverbs 3:7,8  Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil. It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow for thy bones.

Wow, sometimes I think I have it all figured out.  I am wise in my own eyes.  I know today that it is only as I fear the Lord, that I have the life that I need.

In my weakness He is made strong!

All I once held dear built my life upon
All this world reveres, and wars to own
All I once thought gain I have counted loss
Spent and worthless now compared to this

Knowing you Jesus, knowing you
There is no greater thing
You're my all you're the best
You're my joy, my righteousness
And I love you, Lord

Now my hearts desire is to know you more
To be found in you, and known as yours
To possess by faith what I could not earn
All surpassing gift of righteousness

Oh to know the power of your risen life
And to know You in Your suffering
To become like You in Your death my Lord
So with You to live and never die

Humility

"It is only when we, like the Son, truly know and show that we can do nothing of ourselves that God will do everything!"

This quote is from a book by Andrew Murray intitled, "humility." All I can say is wow! This is a must read book.


Learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart. Matthew 11:29