Weakness is not the end of your calling. It is where grace becomes visible.
2 Corinthians 12:9 NIV
…My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
God’s plans are not always immediate comfort, but they are never empty.
Jeremiah 29:11 NIV
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
Falling does not mean you are finished. God can still uphold you.
Psalms 37:23-24 NIV
“The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him; though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand.”
God may not reveal the whole map, but His Word gives light for the next step.
Psalms 119:105 NIV
“Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.”
When you feel lost in decisions, ask God for wisdom.
James 1:5 NIV
“If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.”
Sin is like ice in our pipes—our spiritual lives have been “frozen.” There is only one solution, and that is repentance to clear the blockage and restore the flow of the Holy Spirit.
- Billy Graham (b. 1918)