{"id":429,"date":"2009-07-20T14:02:32","date_gmt":"2009-07-20T19:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/?p=429"},"modified":"2014-05-06T10:41:58","modified_gmt":"2014-05-06T15:41:58","slug":"7-20-09-tgim-good-news-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/2009\/07\/7-20-09-tgim-good-news-2\/","title":{"rendered":"7-20-09 TGIM! GOOD NEWS"},"content":{"rendered":"
GOOD NEWS FOR YOUR WEEK<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span>TGIM – Thank God It\u2019s Monday!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
7-20-09<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

\n<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

THE WORD IS:<\/span> <\/span> “And He said unto me, My grace is sufficient for you: for My strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ\u2019s sake: for when I am weak, then I am strong.” 2 Corinthians 12:9-10<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span><\/p>\n

THE POINT IS:<\/span> The Apostle Paul had more than his fare share of difficulties. He described them as infirmities, reproaches, necessities, persecutions and distresses. That\u2019s quite an array of difficulties. We\u2019ve all encountered something similar. Such things are unavoidable. So what can we do about them? Should we deny them, become upset, get angry, or perhaps cry? These are all common responses. However, none of them are a solution. But that\u2019s OK, God\u2019s got you covered! His solution is far greater than all of your problems. The myriad of human problems we encounter, pale in comparison to our real problem, which is one of weakness! Individual weaknesses, such as human deficiencies and\/or limitations, are not the real issue. The fact is that all humans are weak\u2014utterly powerless and totally incapable of living life. We simply don\u2019t have what it takes. Weakness is indicative of need. We humans are needy people, not just in part, but in whole. And that applies to all of us.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span><\/p>\n

THE APPLICATION IS:<\/span> Weakness is not a bad thing; it\u2019s simply a fact of life. So, the sooner you admit it and accept it, the better. The amazing thing is, that as you admit your weakness, you can actually be glad about it. It takes a load off of you, no more pressure to perform or produce. But you\u2019ve got to admit it! The only way to access God\u2019s amazing grace and experience His supernatural strength is to humbly admit your weakness. When you do, you will actually be able to experience pleasure in the midst of your pain. Pleasure is yours for the taking, but you must operate according to the grace of God in order to embrace it. Until you admit weakness in your flesh, you can never be strong in your Lord. But once you admit your fleshly weakness, you discover the source of your true strength. His strength has been made perfect in your human weakness. Notice that it doesn\u2019t say, when you are weak, then He is strong. No, it says, \u201cyou are strong\u201d! Of course we know that He is strong; He\u2019s the Almighty. But the point is that now you are strong too! You\u2019re a power house: strong in the Lord and in the power of His might! The admission of weakness in your outer man, results in the release of God\u2019s supernatural power resident in your inner man. So, are you weak? Good, because that means you\u2019re really and truly strong. Now, you\u2019ve got the power! And it\u2019s all for Christ\u2019s sake\u2014to God be the glory!<\/span><\/p>\n

Have a great week,<\/span><\/div>\n
\"image\"<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
\n

Lewis & Lue Gregory<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Believe it, receive it, print it, post it.
\nMost of all, live it!
\nThis is really good news, so please pass it on.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span><\/div>\n
Source is a nonprofit 501(c)(3), faith-based discipleship ministry.
\nVisit us at http:\/\/www.sourceministries.net<\/p>\n

TGIM! GOOD NEWS: Making the simple truth of God\u2019s Word real and relevant for daily living. <\/span><\/p>\n

The preceding message is provided as a service of Source Ministries \u00a9 2009.<\/p>\n

Subscribe to GOOD NEWS: source@integrity.com <\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

It is a pleasure to serve you!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

GOOD NEWS FOR YOUR WEEK TGIM – Thank God It\u2019s Monday! 7-20-09 THE WORD IS: “And He said unto me, My grace is sufficient for you: for My strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,22,51],"tags":[13,18,20,21,12,17,19],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=429"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":433,"href":"https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429\/revisions\/433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}