I am a sinner, yet He chooses me.

Recently I have been struggling with the idea of being sufficient enough for God to use me to further His Kingdom.  How could He possibly use a messed up person like me to make an impact?  I am fully aware that God works in ways that we as humans can't wrap our minds around - hence, the struggle I have been facing recently.  I frequently find myself feeling weak, which I am sure many of you can relate to.  I try and make it a habit to return to God's word in my times of weakness, which lets be honest - is a lot of the time.  This morning as I was reading Sarah Young's devotional, "Jesus Calling," there were two verses that I had to look up.  The first verse is Isaiah 30:15:

"This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says:  'Only in returning to me and resting in me will you be saved.  In quietness and confidence is your strength.  But you would have none of it.'"

The second verse is 2 Corinthians 12:9:

"Each time he said, 'My grace is all you need.  My power works best in weakness.'  So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me."

Wow!  Talk about God speaking directly to what I needed to hear.  The verse in Isaiah is a reminder of the habit I need to strive for every day.  Not only returning to God's word throughout the day, but resting in Him - having confidence that He is so much bigger than my weaknesses.

The verse in 2 Corinthians is such an encouragement!  The Lord says, "My grace is all you need."  My goodness, that's awesome.  The Lord fills me up with His grace each and every day - how could I possibly loose confidence in a God that shows grace to such an unworthy sinner like me?  He then says that His power works best in weakness, and that the power of Christ can work through me.  Stating that His power works best in weakness implies that the Lord knows my weakness.  Why yes, the Lord knows everything about me - but He chooses to work through my weakness.  AND He works best in my weakness.  What a relief!

I am a sinner, yet God chooses to work through my weakness.  - I pray to confidently hold on to what God has revealed to me this morning.