Have you ever experienced weakness in your life? Weakness can come in many forms. It can show up as sickness in the body, or when you feel you can’t control your emotions after a bad breakup. You can even suffer from spiritual weakness when you’ve gone through a hard battle and need to be replenished in your faith, prayer life, and knowledge. But, there is good news. God provides strength in weakness.
There is hope and assurance in God’s word that weakness need not be a permanent place. A perfect illustration of this is found in Proverbs 18:10, “The name of the LORD is a strong tower; The righteous runs into it and is safe.” Just think about some of the weakest times in your life. You may have experienced great trials causing you to feel as if the wind has gotten knocked out of you. And you didn’t feel strength to carry on until God touched you with immeasurable love and compassion.
There is great comfort in knowing that there’s a place made for the children of God to go and obtain everything they need. It’s a place where you can go and lay all your burdens down. The Lord says that you are safe in this place. The bible refers to the name of the Lord being a strong tower. Can you picture an enormous, unbreakable tower filled with God’s love, strength, peace, and perfect answers, with Him beckoning you to enter? There’s no wonder why the scripture says, “the righteous run into it and they are safe.” Who wouldn’t want to go to a place like that?
If you are experiencing weakness in any area I encourage you to apply Proverbs 18:10 to your life. Some of the ways to get to that safe place in God is through prayer, fasting, singing, crying out to Him, journaling your thoughts to Him, and asking others to intercede for you. He is the exact place of refuge for a weary heart. God bless you.
Reflections
1. What does it personally mean to you to be safe in the presence of the Lord?
2. How do you deal with times of weakness?
3. What is the greatest thing you’ve learned after going through a trial and coming out victoriously?
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Minister Kimberly L. Smith
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Minister Kimberly Smith is a woman who is dedicated to God and has been serving the Lord for more than 30 years. She is a woman who radiates the love and compassion of Christ and emanates God’s great hope for people. The Lord uses her mightily in areas of intercession, teaching, counseling, and encouragement. She is also a prolific prophetic writer, watchfully scribing the whispers of God. God graced her with gifts that have brought inner healing and hope to many. Minister Kimberly and her husband Minister Michael L. Smith created an anointed Spoken Word CD titled “The Pastor’s Journey.” She is the author and her husband is the musical arranger, composer, and reciter. She is a graduate of Kent State University with a M.Ed. in Rehabilitation Counseling, and of Wilberforce University with a BA in Rehabilitation Counseling.
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