John 15:5

I am the Vine; You are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.

Proverbs 19:11

Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense. Proverbs 19:11

Proverbs 3:5-7

Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and lean not on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
and He will make your paths straight.

Be not wise in your own eyes;
fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.

Proverbs 1:10

"My son, if sinners entice you, do not give in to them"
proverbs 1:10

Last week, I was so gun ho to start off the weak strong. like yeah! I will not give in! but sadly during the past week, I realized yesterday that all I did was give in :( how weak we are.

that is all, if any of you have anything to share, please feel free to do so :)

Isaiah 46:9-11

...I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me, 10declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, 'My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose,' [11calling a bird of prey from the east, the man of my counsel from a far country. I have spoken, and I will bring it to pass; I have purposed, and I will do it.]

Isaiah 64:4

From of old no one has heard or perceived by the ear, no eye has seen a God besides you, who acts for those who wait for him.

2 Corinthians 12:9-10 reflection

Is it Friday already??? Ever since we started these Fighter Verses, I realize one week actually passes by really fast! But last week I was sharing with Alison about my week with the 2 Corinthians, and she encouraged me to share it here, so here are my very overdue thoughts :) (We are actually on Isaiah 64:4 this week, which I will post up after this but hope you've been keeping up anyway hehe).

"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. [10For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.]

Before last week, I thought my week would be so easy (for memorizing at least) because 2 Corinthians 12:9 is one of my favourite verses. It turns out that it was even more difficult, because God was/and is challenging me to apply it.

The past two weeks have been very eventful. The raccoon living in the roof, literally on top of my room, bit through some wires and we lost power in half our house (which means half of my room, and downstairs only one living room and one tv). We also lost our Internet for a week because of that. My faulty phone which I refused to replace finally broke. Some family health problems came up which are still left hanging, and I was continuing to struggle with my own health. Discipline for *everything* became even more challenging than usual.

So how does this relate to 2 Corinthians 12:8-9??? During this time, while I was still meditating on the passage I knew in my head that these were all weaknesses, and I knew in my head that God's grace is sufficient, but it wouldn't sink into my heart. It was in my weaknesses of bitterness and pride that I couldn't submit my hardships to God. I could also see that God's grace was MORE than sufficient (it was good that the health problem came up now, good that God took my technology away, good that we can call people to solve the raccoon and electricity problem, and good that I'm surprisingly doing well in school despite this). I didn't want to accept God's grace, because I don't deserve it.

So all my sins and shame led to guilt. And I let that become Satan's foothold on me. To sum up my post I'll use scripture:

"In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength [...] the Lord longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!" Isaiah 30:15,18 (I actually found it by crossreferencing this week's verse).

I do need to continually repent and constantly wait on God, but I do not need to feel ashamed, because the Lord longs to be gracious! Because I know I am weak, but I am strong in the Lord. ON TO THE NEXT VERSE!

Have a nice Fall weekend, and looking forward to see you guys for Thanksgiving :)