A Better Word of Affirmation
I was brought to the end of myself through marital hardship. God used this suffering in my life to show me that I’m not strong enough to withstand everything on my own. He brought me to a place of desperation where I could see myself truly in light of who God is and cry out to Him for strength and grace.
As Sheldon Vanauken puts it, it was a “severe mercy.” Coming to the end of myself has forever changed me. It’s freed me to embrace who I am: a frail and sinful human in need of grace. Walking the road of humility that Christ paved for me leads me to the One who intercedes on my behalf and pleads my cause to the Father. His blood speaks a better word for me (Heb. 12:24)—a word of eternally positive affirmation. All I have to do is admit I’m not good enough or strong enough on my own, and I need Him desperately.
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This article originally appeared here.
