I'm not confident.
I struggle with anxiety.
I worry too much.
I let little things get to me.
I constantly compare myself to other people.
I tend to be a control freak and
I'm afraid of not being good enough.
Most of the time I'm convinced that these aspects of my fragility add up to one big character flaw. However, recently I've decided that's not the case.
You see, I believe that I'm fragile by design.
These are certainly things I need to work on--no doubt about it. But it's not my job to be bulletproof. Psalm 103:14 says,
"For He knows how weak we are; He remembers we are only dust." (NLT)
How humbling! God knows my weaknesses and limitations. And while I am called to believe in Him, trust in Him, and faithfully serve and worship Him, I can do all that without having to be Superwoman. God knows how fragile I am. I believe with all my heart that God doesn't look down on fragile souls in disappointment.
"But He said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.'"...
I think I've probably referenced this verse in a blog a hundred times before. But right now, in this moment, I find it absolutely breathtaking.
..."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).
The enemy does an excellent job of presenting my fragility in a negative light and getting me down on myself. But lately the Lord is showing me how being as fragile as I am is a constant reminder of how much I need God.
And that is something to rejoice in :)
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