A Blessing from Jan Elkins<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2 Corinthians 12:9-10<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n In the Name of Jesus Christ, My grace is always more than enough for you. So like Paul, we can now say: When Satan tries to get me down, Now I can quit focusing on my handicaps. In the Name of Jesus Christ, In a weakened state, we don\u2019t think Jesus delights to use your imperfect More precious than pure gold, May His weighty glory-presence infuse and fill Your scars become your testimony I bless you with divine reversals. A Blessing from Jan Elkins 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 In the Name of Jesus Christ,I bless you with His word to you: My grace is always\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":789,"featured_media":1402215,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":87,"footnotes":""},"categories":[87],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1402214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-encouragement",""],"blockli_fields":{"post_type":"","post_action":"","post_type_icon":"","background_image":""},"bb_bookmark":{"bookmark_id":0,"is_bookmarked":false,"bookmark_date":0},"app_bookmark":{"bookmark_id":0,"is_bookmarked":false,"bookmark_date":0},"comments_count":0,"content_native":[{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":" A Blessing from Jan Elkins<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":" A Blessing from Jan Elkins<\/p>"}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":" 2 Corinthians 12:9-10<\/em><\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":" 2 Corinthians 12:9-10<\/em><\/p>"}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":" In the Name of Jesus Christ, In the Name of Jesus Christ, My grace is always more than enough for you. My grace is always more than enough for you. So like Paul, we can now say: So like Paul, we can now say: When Satan tries to get me down, When Satan tries to get me down, Now I can quit focusing on my handicaps. Now I can quit focusing on my handicaps. In the Name of Jesus Christ, In the Name of Jesus Christ, In a weakened state, we don\u2019t think In a weakened state, we don\u2019t think Jesus delights to use your imperfect Jesus delights to use your imperfect More precious than pure gold, More precious than pure gold, May His weighty glory-presence infuse and fill May His weighty glory-presence infuse and fill Your scars become your testimony Your scars become your testimony I bless you with divine reversals. I bless you with divine reversals.
I bless you with His word to you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is continuously sufficient\u2014it is all you need.
My power finds its full expression
in your weakness\u2014I rest upon you,
overshadow you, and shelter you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am not defeated by my weakness.
I am not defeated when dismayed by delay.
When wounded by disappointment, loss,
accidents, bad breaks, or abuse.
When I am resisted, opposed, mistreated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
in fact, he only pushes me to my knees.
Now there is no danger of walking around
thinking I can depend on myself.
So, I refuse to boast unless
it concerns my weaknesses
lest others think higher of me
than what I demonstrate with my life
and with my words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I can take my limitations in stride
and begin appreciating the gift of God\u2019s
strength moving in on my weakness.
The weaker I get, the stronger I become.
When I am weak, I will be grateful
because I will sense more deeply
God\u2019s mighty power living in me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I bless you with increases of His
divine nature being formed in you
and a decrease of the old you\u2014
your old ways, beliefs, thoughts,
and actions.
Less of you, the stronger you become.
I bless you with more of Him, more love,
and more power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the constant reminders of our handicaps
or limitations as a gift.
But may you take limitations in stride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
circumstances, your imperfect relationships,
your areas of immaturity as the clay
where He does His best work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He joins His glory to your earthen vessel.
He highlights the cracks as beautiful scars.
He treats breakage as a significant part
of your life by making you stronger
and more unique.
He creates beauty and resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the hairline crack of loneliness in your heart,
the pit of despair in your stomach,
the dark, cold void or paralyzed numbness in your soul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
of God\u2019s mercy and grace.
He purifies and refines you in the fire
of His presence.
He reclaims your inheritance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
May the fragrance of His Spirit\u2014
His oneness with you,
in communion together with you\u2014
be diffused into every part of your being.
Your weakness has become a portal
to His power<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I bless you with His word to you:<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"
I bless you with His word to you:<\/p>"}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"
It is continuously sufficient\u2014it is all you need.
My power finds its full expression
in your weakness\u2014I rest upon you,
overshadow you, and shelter you.<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"
It is continuously sufficient\u2014it is all you need.
My power finds its full expression
in your weakness\u2014I rest upon you,
overshadow you, and shelter you.<\/p>"}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"
I am not defeated by my weakness.
I am not defeated when dismayed by delay.
When wounded by disappointment, loss,
accidents, bad breaks, or abuse.
When I am resisted, opposed, mistreated.<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"
I am not defeated by my weakness.
I am not defeated when dismayed by delay.
When wounded by disappointment, loss,
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When I am resisted, opposed, mistreated.<\/p>"}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"
in fact, he only pushes me to my knees.
Now there is no danger of walking around
thinking I can depend on myself.
So, I refuse to boast unless
it concerns my weaknesses
lest others think higher of me
than what I demonstrate with my life
and with my words.<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"
in fact, he only pushes me to my knees.
Now there is no danger of walking around
thinking I can depend on myself.
So, I refuse to boast unless
it concerns my weaknesses
lest others think higher of me
than what I demonstrate with my life
and with my words.<\/p>"}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"
I can take my limitations in stride
and begin appreciating the gift of God\u2019s
strength moving in on my weakness.
The weaker I get, the stronger I become.
When I am weak, I will be grateful
because I will sense more deeply
God\u2019s mighty power living in me.<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"
I can take my limitations in stride
and begin appreciating the gift of God\u2019s
strength moving in on my weakness.
The weaker I get, the stronger I become.
When I am weak, I will be grateful
because I will sense more deeply
God\u2019s mighty power living in me.<\/p>"}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"
I bless you with increases of His
divine nature being formed in you
and a decrease of the old you\u2014
your old ways, beliefs, thoughts,
and actions.
Less of you, the stronger you become.
I bless you with more of Him, more love,
and more power.<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"
I bless you with increases of His
divine nature being formed in you
and a decrease of the old you\u2014
your old ways, beliefs, thoughts,
and actions.
Less of you, the stronger you become.
I bless you with more of Him, more love,
and more power.<\/p>"}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"
the constant reminders of our handicaps
or limitations as a gift.
But may you take limitations in stride.<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"
the constant reminders of our handicaps
or limitations as a gift.
But may you take limitations in stride.<\/p>"}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"
circumstances, your imperfect relationships,
your areas of immaturity as the clay
where He does His best work.<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"
circumstances, your imperfect relationships,
your areas of immaturity as the clay
where He does His best work.<\/p>"}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"
He joins His glory to your earthen vessel.
He highlights the cracks as beautiful scars.
He treats breakage as a significant part
of your life by making you stronger
and more unique.
He creates beauty and resilience.<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"
He joins His glory to your earthen vessel.
He highlights the cracks as beautiful scars.
He treats breakage as a significant part
of your life by making you stronger
and more unique.
He creates beauty and resilience.<\/p>"}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"
the hairline crack of loneliness in your heart,
the pit of despair in your stomach,
the dark, cold void or paralyzed numbness in your soul.<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"
the hairline crack of loneliness in your heart,
the pit of despair in your stomach,
the dark, cold void or paralyzed numbness in your soul.<\/p>"}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"
of God\u2019s mercy and grace.
He purifies and refines you in the fire
of His presence.
He reclaims your inheritance.<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"
of God\u2019s mercy and grace.
He purifies and refines you in the fire
of His presence.
He reclaims your inheritance.<\/p>"}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}},{"type":"core\/paragraph","render":"
May the fragrance of His Spirit\u2014
His oneness with you,
in communion together with you\u2014
be diffused into every part of your being.
Your weakness has become a portal
to His power<\/p>","content":[{"type":"text","data":"
May the fragrance of His Spirit\u2014
His oneness with you,
in communion together with you\u2014
be diffused into every part of your being.
Your weakness has become a portal
to His power<\/p>"}],"data":[],"style":{"textAlign":"left","color":"","dropCap":false,"parent_style":{}}}],"app_access":{"can_access":true,"restrict_message":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lwrv.org\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1402214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lwrv.org\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lwrv.org\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lwrv.org\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/789"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lwrv.org\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1402214"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/lwrv.org\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1402214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1402218,"href":"https:\/\/lwrv.org\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1402214\/revisions\/1402218"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lwrv.org\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1402215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lwrv.org\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1402214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lwrv.org\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1402214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lwrv.org\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1402214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}