Beauty from Weakness

Poet and songwriter Fanny Crosby once wrote, “Oh, what a happy child I am, although I cannot see! I am resolved that in this world, contented I will be.”  As humans, we are prone to weakness. Our emotions can get out of control, and our priorities can slip backward. Our mortal bodies are susceptible to diseases and injuries. Fanny Crosby was blind from infancy. To think God had plans for Fanny to pen more than 1,000 hymns seems impossible, for her lack of sight was quite an obstacle to overcome.

Part of the Christian life is the calling God places upon us, and often that calling seems impossible. But God uses our weaknesses to draw us to Him. For when He requires something of us beyond our ability, we are forced to depend on Him and only Him to complete the task. Our emotions and priorities cannot be relied upon, nor can our physical bodies.

When we completely surrender, He will use our weaknesses, our blindness, yes, all our frailties to become something beautiful for the Kingdom of God.

I’d like to know: How has God used a weakness of yours to build His Kingdom?

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