On Weakness, Grace, and Being Enough

Bible Study with Rohi🪷

I’ve spent my whole life chasing ‘enough’

Thinking that if I was finally enough, God would perfect everything that concerns me;

I used to think of it like I was the one baking the cake, and all He had to do was decorate,

But what if I told you that’s not even close to the truth?

That the fact is you can’t deserve God’s blessings or grace?

You can’t earn it,

We never have and quite frankly never will.

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My favorite scripture at the moment is 2nd Corinthians 12:9-10,

Let’s unpack it together.

“Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. (2nd Corinthians 12:9 NLT)

The first time I saw this scripture and the first time it spoke to me are not one and the same.

God is all powerful, and a lot of the time; I feel like as Christians, we can forget that God doesn’t need us to be strong for Him to give us strength or bless our efforts.

Think of it like when you’re trying to be helpful; do you stop yourself from helping the person who clearly needs it and instead choose to help someone that seems to be fine on their own?

I don’t think so.

Does this mean we should be lazy under the assumption that God’s strength in us is greatest when we are weak?

No, but it means we should understand that when the bible says ‘faith without works is dead’, your works are an extension of your faith.

You are able to do because you believe, because His power flows through and works in you. When God is at work in you, you’re not just a vessel that contains His power and grace, you’re a conduit, like a charging cord, if you’re not plugged in, you can’t do much.

You are not blessed by or because of your works, you are blessed because God is able.

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This was easiest for me to understand when I thought about it in terms of school.

I have a really good memory, I understand things quickly and easily– I almost never need someone to explain a concept to me, I just get it,

But exams are difficult, because I can forget to explain what I understand,

It’s like asking someone who’s naturally good at math to show their work,

It’s easier for them to skip a few steps, because the progression is natural in their minds.

I’ve always hated that, because it made me feel stupid,

But this exam season, it helped me trust God

It helped me see that in my weaknesses, His strength is fully expressed, I remember that I’m where I am by Him, and He won’t leave me stranded

And I find peace, because my life is in His hands

At first, that peace and calm was scary, I felt like I needed to worry to achieve, but a line in ‘Come’ by Sinmidele reminded me that ‘the hope I find won’t put me to shame’

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Next verse, shall we?

That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” (2nd Corinthians 12:10 NLT)

It’s one thing to be okay with imperfections and weaknesses— It’s another thing to appreciate what they mean.

I’ve always hated being weak,

I thought that if I wasn’t already good enough, God would ignore me and only help the people that deserve it,

But that’s not how His love works.

We’re not in a toxic situationship😭.

I don’t need to be enough for Him to love me right,

Allow me to make reference to another scripture

“And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love.” (‭‭Romans‬ ‭8‬:‭38‬ ‭NLT‬‬)

Nothing can separate us from God’s love.

Not death, not life, not the powers of hell,

So why do you think your imperfections can?

This is one of the ways we limit what God can mean to us,

How we limit our relationship with Him and keep Him at arms length, when all He wants is for us to be with Him the way Adam and Eve once were,

Even more than that.

Back to where I was headed

This scripture to me, is one of those things that help to check my pride, and remind me that everything I do, I do by Christ in me

Corinthians 12 actually starts with Paul talking about how there is a ‘thorn’ in his flesh, to prevent his pride,

He started off asking God to take it away,

But verse 9 was his answer— A reminder that some weaknesses remain because for the moment, we need them, and because God is still working through them.

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I want to end this by saying that discernment and the Holy Spirit are essential

Grace is a lot of things, but it is not license to live in sin, or let our bad habits control us.

Thanks for coming to my Bible study!

I hope you enjoyed it, and I’m willing to answer any questions you have!

Author’s note

Hii, this is the first edition of a series that I hope lasts very long. I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope it meant something to you, and I pray it was a reminder of God’s love for you…✨