Learning to lean…

Humanly speaking, we are usually – at the least – discouraged by our weaknesses. We apologize for not being stronger. We make up for where we’ve fallen short. We attempt to explain away our helplessness.

But the Lord knows. He sees…

Psalms 103:14 For He Himself knows our frame; He is mindful that we are but dust.

And He is not shocked or dismayed. Our powerlessness is an invitation for Him to reveal His great Love and deep desire to work in and through us.

2 Corinthians 12:9-10 And He has said to me, “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.

Surrender comes more easily when we recognize our frailty, and I’m becoming more and more convinced that surrender is one of the most formidable things we can do. It establishes the Truth within us, that apart from Him we can do nothing. We’ve got to abide and remain dependent upon Him.

John 15:4 “Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me.”

Then, and only then, we discover His amazing Power and learn that our ultimate goal is learning how to lean.

Song of Solomon 8:5 “Who is this coming up from the wilderness leaning on her beloved?”