Weakness = Strength

[inHisgripkim]

Hey Gals and Guys:

I "oops" stumbled today and thought I'd share my fall. No pride here.

Here I go again with a Body Dysmorphic Episode. I fret not because I am connected with God and feel His omnipotent presence within. I am aware of what triggered the episode. We have now gone to the 12-hour shifts at the prison. Due to the hour change, I am now placed back in the middle of inmate movement and have to deal with them in large numbers when they are turned out. Before the hour change, they were all locked down, done with the days events and settling in for the night. Here I am back in the middle of them. The fact that they are inmates does not disturb me. It's the fact that I am placed back into an enviornment where I see and deal with the superficial and shallow minds of men. I am dealing with narrow minded, flesh driven men who are not of the Kingdom of God. They are totally immersed in things of this fleshly and shallow world. Argh.

It is time to go back and read about weakness and the blessings bestowed upon me by God's grace because of my thorn. I have to pay closer attention to my thinking and how I am relating to my environment of worldly men. They are definitely not of God's Kingdom nor do their actions conform to the will of God. I am back doing battle again and must make a daily ritual of putting on the armor of God. Grace upon grace is what I carry with me. When I am weak, the Lord grows strong in me. What grace. Grace upon grace. ​

I have a song singing in my head:

"Stand up people of power.
Stand tall across this land.
Pick up the Sword of the Sprit.
Pull down the enemies plan.
When He arose.
When He arose.
When Jesus arose He defeated all of our foes
. . . defeated all of our foes.

When He arose, He sent us "the Comfortor."
He sent us the Holy Spirit of God.

I understand now:
It's not so much that I am strong, but that He is strong in me.​

 

[Bamboo_Chicken]

Thank-you for sharing with us Kim. I cannot imagine fighting the battle you are, although I must say that you show amazing courage in the face of it. With courage and strength from the Lord I believe you will continue to win this battle.

 

[Soulwings]

Kim. You are right in saying that

It's not so much that I am strong, that He is strong in me

. It is in our weakness that through Him we are made strong and perfect. I know that with His strength in you, you can overcome this battle within you. May God bless you and give you His peace.

 

[inHisgripkim]

Kim. You are right in saying that . It is in our weakness that through Him we are made strong and perfect. I know that with His strength in you, you can overcome this battle within you. May God bless you and give you His peace.

Thank you Soulwings. You are appreciated and loved tooooooo.

I'm hanging in because I'm clinging ever so tightly to Him. So much joy in the midst of my difficulties.

Love you Sissy in Christ,
Kim

 

[inHisgripkim]

Thank-you for sharing with us Kim. I cannot imagine fighting the battle you are, although I must say that you show amazing courage in the face of it. With courage and strength from the Lord I believe you will continue to win this battle.

Thank you for your sweet ministry. Your kind words made me smile. Keep on shining and I'll do the same. I will shine His light in the midst of my darkness.

Love you too Sissy in Christ,
Kim