Christianity IS For The Weak

You read that title correctly.  Christianity IS for the weak!  

Consider this:

1. Abba took on the helpless human flesh...an infant in a barn feed trough.
2. The Creator and Sustainer of ALL creation depended on weak humans for nourishment, comfort and diaper changes.
3. He suffered the ridicule and rejection of His own people and closest friends.
4. He dies a humiliating and degrading death at the hands of a brutal government.

BUT....that's NOT the end of the story!

I struggle with failure.  It's not that I try to fail, because I honestly do try to be good. Yet, I always seem to fail and then I am too embarrassed to go to Abba with the words, "I'm sorry. I failed You AGAIN!" 

Over time, my soul became seared because I thought confessing my struggles and failures was only for the weak. And I refused to be weak!  I had seen others confess with tears and sniffles, then go right back out with a smile on their face to do exactly the same things again, as if crocodile tears washed you clean.  But, hey, that's why they were weak!  I did what I wanted to do and didn't bother with weakness.

Now....let me tell you a secret: those who think they are strong because they "don't need" Abba are truly the weak ones.  How do I know? Because I was one of them. When my life came crashing down around me (I felt like Job with one disaster after another), I realized that I NEEDED Abba!  I actually pulled my car into a parking lot, and let Him love me and cleanse me.  

"As Jesus was having a meal in Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Jesus and his disciples. When the Pharisees saw this they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” When Jesus heard this he said, “Those who are healthy don’t need a physician, but those who are sick do." - Matthew 9:10-12

Think about it!  When we are sick, we ARE weak! And THAT is when we need the Greatest Physician, Abba!  Even the Apostle Paul said:

"Therefore I am content with weaknesses, with insults, with troubles, with persecutions and difficulties for the sake of Christ, for whenever I am weak, then I am strong." 

- 2 Corinthians 12:10

It's okay to be weak and acknowledge that we need Abba!  I know I do....how about you?