So That I Would Not Exalt Myself
“So that I would not exalt myself, a thorn in the flesh was given to me...”
I am a very blessed woman. I have a loving husband and a beautiful, adoring son; and the fact that God would see fit to bless me in this way in spite of living in a culture filled with broken relationships, and in light of the fact that so many women struggle to have children does not escape me.
So that I would not exalt myself as a wife, God blessed me with a husband with severe health challenges. And so that I would not exalt myself as a mother, God blessed me with a son that has (temporary) developmental challenges. This is not lost on me. I get it, I see it, and I will boast in our weaknesses so that The Lord’s strength would be made known.
“But He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is perfected in weakness.’”
Let’s not exalt ourselves above others; let’s not act as if what we have been blessed with, we are entitled to. I was headed down that road, and it took me almost losing my husband for The Lord to break me.
So I am happy to boast about my husband’s miraculous healing, and I will surely be happy to boast WHEN my son is delivered from not being able to speak - so that the Most High God will be exalted for His mighty works - and all the while breaking me in the process to keep me humble.
“So I take pleasure in weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and in difficulties, for the sake of Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
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