"Nevertheless, the Lord God showeth us our weakness that we may know that it is by his grace, and his great condescensions unto the children of men, that we have power to do these things."
Jacob 4:7
It isn't often very fun to realize our weaknesses, but it's likely essential knowledge so that we can learn humility, and remember how much we need God. If we could just handle everything by ourselves, we'd never (in most circumstances) make big changes in our lives, and take the leap to change and grow in new and different ways. It helps ground us so that we can't kid ourselves that we are better than anyone else, but that we are all alike in our deep need for God, and his atonement and mercy.
Today, let's recognize our weaknesses as God shows them to us, and work on them... but also recognize that God can make up for them, and help us with them, and that we're not failures just because we fail... the point is to get up and keep trying, and let God teach us how to do better. It's part of growing up, and we are still children, spiritually. We don't have to control everything. We can let God do that, and focus on trying to love God and the people around us better.
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