His Strength is Perfect

** This is from my daily devotional**

His Strength is Perfect

"My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in
weakness."
2 Corinthians 12:9

My mother has really struggled with health over the last few years,
and has endured back, neck and brain surgeries. Even though she has
recovered, there are times when she still needs some help. One such
time was at a restaurant we visited for lunch. When she tried to get
out of the car, she found that she couldn’t quite make it by herself.
She hasn’t always been weak, and she won’t stay that way. But this
day, she needed to draw from my strength. When I saw that she needed
some help, I stepped between her and the open car door, reached out
and took her hand and helped her to stand. We then went inside and
had a nice time together.

What does this have to do with the struggle you face with trying your
best to bring a healthy, full-term baby into your home? It’s really
quite simple. Life has beaten you up. Your heart is wounded, and
there are times when you feel weak in battle. Christ promises to be
your strength.

Just like my Mom was that day, there are times when you will feel weak
in your fight. You’re tired of trusting, tired of trying. You just
want to have a baby! You don’t know how much more of this you can
take. You haven’t always been weak. You won’t always be. But today
was tough. Your bloodwork wasn’t quite as good as you hoped it would
be. Maybe you really thought this was the month, only to see that all
too familiar red stain when you went to the bathroom. Strength is
depleted and weakness takes its place. Where do you turn?

You turn to Jesus. Listen to Him whisper to you "My grace is
sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." When
my mom needed help, I stepped in, planted my feet and my strength made
up for the deficits in her ability. I pulled her to her feet when she
couldn’t do it for herself. Don’t you know that Jesus does the same
for you, and even more? His strength is perfect! He knows how to
step in at just the right time and pull you to your feet one more
time. When you don’t think you’ve got the strength to keep fighting
one more month, He’ll plant His feet and you can draw from His strength.

My mom could have refused me that day. She could have turned away
from me and not taken my hands, choosing instead to sit in the hot car
and wait while my dad and I had lunch. She would have been hot,
hungry and miserable when she could have had her needs met.

Don’t refuse to let Jesus be your strength on days when you feel
weak. How do we do that? By not calling out to Him when it hurts.
When a bad test result knocks you to the ground, it’s sometimes easier
to give Jesus the cold shoulder and shut down our prayer life while we
lick our wounds. Why not turn to him instead? Tell Him where it
hurts and let Him pull you back to your feet again.

His strength is perfect when you feel weak. His strength never
lessens. He never gets tired. Let Him carry you in the hard times