My Weakness/His Strength #1: Grace Frees Me

Join me this week for “My weakness, His strength,” a series of posts on the subject of weakness to encourage you to admit and accept your weakness and find comfort in the grace of God in Christ.


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Grace frees me to be the child that I am and to ask my Father for help.
What is grace?Grace: unmerited, unearned, undeserved favor of God. Grace, given through Jesus Christ, to sinners, even me.
Grace frees me.Grace frees us. Grace frees us to be honest.I have found that I waste entirely too much energy trying to hide my weaknesses, trying to make myself seem better or holier or stronger than I actually am.Being honest, brutally honest, is terrifying, and I think it is so terrifying that it would be impossible…but, God:
But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ— by grace you have been saved— (Ephesians 2:4-5)
That acceptance I want?  That security I want?That approval from God? I already have it in Christ. I am fully known and fully loved. I do not have to hide any more. I do not have to downplay my weaknesses and exaggerate my strengths. I do not have to waste energy contorting my body and my spirit to make myself perfect, or to appear perfect.And neither do you, dear Christian.


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“Our justification does not depend on our piety and our spiritual performance but on Christ and His performance. We can therefore face up to our recurring failure to live as His holy people and people of prayer. In fact, our failure Is meant to teach us to ask for what we lack and receive everything from Christ.”(Grace Upon Grace, Kleinig, p. 39)
This week I’d like to explore this thought together with you, exploring what it means to be His free children, covered by the grace of God in Christ: what it means to be weak and loved.
What to expect this week:·         Daily blog posts on weakness and strength (beginning Monday)·         Brutal honesty and solid, Biblical encouragement in Christ·         Probing questions: I want to hear from you!
Let's get started! Do you try to hide your weaknesses? In what ways?Does the grace of God give you more confidence as you seek to be honest?It is easier to be honest with Him than it is with people? Why do you think that is?
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