Me: Prodigal, your friend looks mean.
Prodigal: He’s scarier than a roomful of rattlers.
Me: Well then, I will see you later.
This is from the book A Praying Life by Paul Miller
We tell ourselves, “Strong Christians pray a lot. If I were a stronger Christian, I’d pray more.” Strong Christians do pray more, but they pray more because they realize how weak they are. They don’t try to hide it from themselves. Weakness is the channel that allows them to access grace.
When we are weak then we need help, we need assist. If we are strong then we can be independent. God is a loving Father who wants to help us. Who would have a closer relationship with God? One who is independent and therefore never looks for help or someone who is weak? I think we have to start to look at what a “strong Christian is”. It looks different then what you think is should be.
Psalm 124:2-3
If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men rose up against us; then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:
Jennifer Van Allen
www.theprodigalpig.com
www.faithincounseling.org
