“There is something about speaking and remembering what God has done that releases power in our lives.”
Pastor Darrin Patrick shows us what we can learn from Paul about how to receive God’s strength in our weaknesses.
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Therefore to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited. Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”
Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 (ESV)
1. RETELL OUR ENCOUNTERS WITH GOD
I will remember the deeds of the LORD; yes, I will retell your miracles of long ago.
Psalm 77:11 (ESV)
So to keep from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited. Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it
should leave me. 2 Corinthians 12:7-8 (ESV)
2. RESPOND TO OUR DISCIPLINE FROM GOD
My dear child, don’t shrug off God’s discipline, but don’t be crushed by it either. It’s the child he loves that he disciplines; the child he embraces, he also corrects. This trouble you’re in isn’t punishment; it’s training. Hebrews 12: 5-8 (ESV)
But he said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly of my weakness, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 2 Corinthians 12:9 (ESV)
3. REST IN OUR WEAKNESS FOR GOD
“For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”
2 Corinthians 12:10 (ESV)