“I Am” Strong

5 years ago on this day, my daughter, Kailani, was born.

Before her birth, I laid in the bed with no feeling from the waist down due to the epidural I was given.

Though the epidural did an amazing job numbing my pain, it made me think of how much I needed others in that moment.

I had to depend on someone, if not everyone, to help me – whether it was to adjust me, bring me water, or take me elsewhere.

If I would have climbed out of the bed myself, I would have fallen.

I realized that my strength really wasn’t in myself. It was in the one who was with me.

God used this moment to teach me that when I try to do things on my own, I will always fail.

But when I lean and depend on Him, ALL my needs will be meet.

Another key thing to look at is how I didn’t even have to move out of my place to receive help. All I had to do was open my mouth to say what I needed and because my weakness was already known and my dependency was not in myself, but in others, I received the help.

God works the same way. All we must do is stand still and know that He is God (Psalm 46:10).

We need Him more than anything because He is our strength, our peace, our protection, and our guide.

Without Him, we will fail.

But with Him, we win!

“That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”
‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭12‬:‭9‬-‭10‬ ‭NLT‬‬