Anyone, unless you just came forth from the womb, knows this life is a struggle. It is one continuous battle of one kind or another. True, there are intervals of solace, but they are brief at best. Even during these times of tranquility the shouts of war can still be heard nearby.
And so generally speaking, conflict of some sort will be on our daily menu. How then are we to face and fight these assaults? A great number of saints believe, as the worldling, from a position of strength, but nothing could be further from His Truth. It’s not our strengths but our weaknesses that win the war.
That great warrior of the faith said, “When I am weak, then am I strong.” Paul fought his conflict from the position of weakness, not strength. Being weak is one thing - a weakling another. To mistake the one for the other in a person can be embarrassing when the fight is over. Ask the devil about his skirmishes with Paul.
If you have studied the life of Jacob, you find his problem was not him being strong enough, but the fact he was not weak enough. This is why God had to give him a divine wounding. He, like us, enjoyed flexing his muscle. But as the wise man tells us, God is not impressed with our natural strengths. “He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man." (Psa. 147:10)
Again I say, God wants our weakness not our strength! The latter can be our downfall, “But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction." (2Chr. 26:16) If you want to know darling David’s secret to facing life’s conflicts, read the book of Psalms. Over and over you are impressed with how he mentions the Lord being his strength. He knew he couldn’t kill the giants he’d meet in this life in his own power.
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