April 4, 2008

In my weakness

ive been learning alot through my bible study, but i listened to a song from soundforth and it really spoke to me. the song is called "In my weakness". the song goes like this:

when living life for jesus christ becomes too hard a task, when obedience means sacrefice that seems too much too ask. that's when i learn that my own strenght isn't really strenght at all. and i find rest in humbleness when i surrender all.

In my weakness he is strong, in my need he leads me on. When i come to the end of all i am, and i place my trust in him. That's when his strenght begins, in my weakness.

when failures in my human strenght have weakened all my pride, and ruined hopes in fallen dreams have crumbled me inside. it's then by grace that i finally see, the strenght of jesus christ his victory is real in me, when my weakness stills my life.

In my weakness he is strong, in my need he leads me on. when i come to the end of all i am, and i place my trust in him. that's when his strenght begins, in my weakness. (repeat) In my weakness he is strong, in my need he leads me on. when i come to the end of all i am, and i place my trust in him. that's when his strenght begins, in my weakness.

i think the reason this song spoke to me is because it deals with 3 things. it deals with encouraging the discouraged christian, with surrendering you'r life to our lord and savior, and with pride. and i'm sad to admit but i have been dealing wih all 3 of these, so if you could pray for me in these areas it would be very appreciated. i also encourage you to listen to this song, it's by soundforth. tha cd is called "a quiet heart" and the title is a given. lol

Erik
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4 comments:

Sigma said...

wow! i see what ya mean Chrystal! its weird to have something your lil brother write convict you! lol
But there are SO many truths in that song! Especially in depending on God in everything!
Thanks for sharing the song!
Kristin Hanson

April 4, 2008 at 11:01 AM
Sigma said...

That song has really good words! And I hate to say that I needed to hear them, but its the truth! ;) I especially liked the first stanza. Thats exactly how I feel sometimes...like God is asking me to sacrifice too much and living my life to please Him is just too hard....(Don't ask why I think so highly of myself! It just comes naturally! grrr) But I like how that song points out that its not our strength at all that allows us to do anything for God. Its HIS strength! And to get that strength we have to humbly surrender everything to Him. I guess that is one of those lessons that I think I have learned so many times but have promptly forgotten and then God has to teach it to me over and over and over and over again. Every time I think I am doing pretty good spiritually, I fall flat on my face! Then the only thing I can do is go to God and (first I usually ask Him how I could be so stupid! ;) ask Him for forgiveness and that is when I suddenly I feel very weak. And it is then that I realize Who is actually the source of my strength. Anyways, I think I am going to have to buy that cd. Its one of the few by soundforth that we don't have! Thanks for posting the words to it and helping me to remember Who is in control.

Chrystal

Psalms 28:7-The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusteth in Him and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoiceth greatly and with my song will I praise Him.

April 5, 2008 at 8:46 PM
mike said...

Thanks for the post, Eric. Isn't it amazing how God can use one song, performed by other people, to reveal something so personal a sermon could never describe it? That song captures the essence of the daily struggle, and that really is what being a Christian boils down to: the daily struggle. . . realizing I can't do it on my own and begging for strength and wisdom from the only one who can help. It's nice to know that other guys struggle with the same things. . . not just girls! (Okay, that comment probably got me in enough trouble so I'll end this before I get in any deeper, but it is nice to know I'm not weird or anything. Okay, maybe I am, but those are “details, details.”=) Keep up the good fight and I'll be praying for you. (Who knows, maybe some day you'll become the “Honorable president of BJU”!) *lol*
Mike.
Lamentations 3:21-23. “This I recall to my mind, therefore I have hope. It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.”

April 7, 2008 at 9:53 AM
Sigma said...

ya, it is a massive encouragement when i open up the blog and see that it has another post! and btw mike, "details details" is MY LINE!! jk and it's the "Vice President of BJ" lol. but in all seriousness, to continue on the "fight the good fight" subject this verse always helps me when i'm down and it's hard to get back up: it's 2 corinthians 4:17-18: for our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding glory; while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

April 10, 2008 at 2:31 PM

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