A
thought by Craig Groeschel (2013-10-22) from his book, Fight: Winning the Battles That Matter Most (Kindle Location 622).
Zondervan. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title of the book to go to
Amazon.com to buy the book.)
Have you
found that out yet, especially you men?
Craig says,
“There may be a time in your future when your private life becomes public, and
you dread seeing anyone because you’re so humiliated by your actions. Let’s not
sugarcoat it, guys: that’s where sin leads. And you know it.”
He then
says, “Of course, it doesn’t have to go down that way.” And this is also a choice thing for us.
Craig is talking
to men here, “If you choose to follow Christ, there is spiritual greatness
within you, a strength to keep going and not stay down. God’s power in your
life is that no matter what you’ve done, you can be transformed. You can be
new. You can make a difference in this world. You can be a godly man. You can
be a godly husband. You can be a godly dad. No matter what’s happened in the
past, you can be God’s man. But you do have to keep fighting. You can’t give
up. You have to stop trying to do it in your own strength. Because our
spiritual enemy, Satan, is an expert at making strong men weak.”
He goes on,
“Fortunately, and don’t miss this, our good God specializes in making weak men
strong. And God is with you. And he is for you. The God we serve absolutely
loves to make weak men strong.” That is
something that we really need to believe and hold on to.
Paul tells us
in 2 Corinthians 12: 9 – 10, “[ The Lord] said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient
for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly
about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s
sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in
difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”
Craig talks
about attitudes that make strong men weak.
He says, “Lust says, ‘I want it.’ Entitlement says, ‘I deserve it.’ And
pride says, ‘I can handle it.’ But we can turn these around. Once we get our
hands on our enemy’s battle plans, we can turn them back on him and take our
victory.”
As the
writer of Psalm 23 says, “He renews my strength. He guides me along right paths.” And it comes through confession. We need his forgiveness and his strength.
So do you
need to ask for his forgiveness?
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