2 Cor. 12:9-10 (NIV)
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. [10] That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

It has always been important to me to be strong.  And I have definitely wanted to be perceived as strong.  But these impulses are not compatible with spiritual strength.  So, it is no wonder that God is taking me through a season of weakness, so that I can learn what it is to truly be strong.  Like the Apostle Paul, I have had to learn to embrace weakness, so that the power of God can be manifest in my life.  When I am weak, then I am strong.

Here is the rest of today’s Bible reading:  Isaiah 8:1-9:21; 2 Corinthians 12:1-10; Psalm 55:1-23; Proverbs 23:4-5.