Repentance

"When I am weak, then I am made strong" These are Paul's words in 2 Cor 12:10. As I read chapter 12, something hit me. Being frustrated leads to repentance. That may not be a mind blowing statement for some of you, but for me it was forming. I realized, that frustration leads to a bad attitude. A bad attitude to anger. Anger to impure thoughts. Ultimately, those thoughts lead to sin. I realized, this is actually a good thing (obviously, I am not saying that it is a good thing when we sin). When I sin, I know I need to repent. I have been made weak. Paul's words flooded my thoughts, "When I am weak, then I am made strong." I have heard those words hundreds of times, but this time, the cycle of frustration to repentance happened in just a few hours. Wow! "When I am weak, then I am made strong!" For me to become who I am to be in Christ, it takes those frustrating moments. It takes being angry. It takes knowing that I need to repent. Because, in those moments, as frustrating as they may be, we are made strong! This week, when you become frustrated and weary, know that repentance is near and you will be a better person for it on the other side.