A Thought For The Week Of June 18

"My child, find your source of strength in the kindness of Christ Jesus." (2 Timothy 2:1) There are times when you think you just can't go on. That can happen for any number of reasons. Life just seems to naturally have a lot of obstacles to overcome, and sometimes - when the obstacles become too much - we wonder how we're going to push forward. Our strength fails us. But in a strange sort of way, that's when we can suddenly discover that we're at our strongest. As long as we think we can handle "it" (whatever "it" might happen to be) we're probably going to try to handle it. The sudden recognition of our weakness is the moment when Jesus can enter; it's the moment when our weakness is replaced by his strength. That's the point when we suddenly discover that we can do those things that once seemed impossible. No barrier is too great for one who trusts Christ Jesus and looks to him rather than to themself for strength. We don't know what's going to happen today or this week or beyond. What we do know is that Christ Jesus will be there for us, giving us strength to move forward at the moment when, in our own strength, we can't go on. Have a great week!