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Hidden Weaknes

Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.  Psalm 41:1

 

Weakness in others takes all kinds of forms--and some of them are easy to overlook.

Sometimes, of course, a person's weakness is obvious: a chronic illness, a physical disability, a destructive habit or addiction. Sometimes it is less obvious (but no less real): a tendency to make bad decisions, a personality trait that alienates others, a destructive habit no one knows about. And then there are the weaknesses we may never detect because the person has successfully hidden them from others--and even from himself. Often those who seem to be the strongest on the outside are the weakest on the inside.

But God sees our weaknesses, and He sees the weaknesses in others as well. And just as He wants to help us deal with our own weaknesses, so He wants to use us to help others deal with theirs. Ask God to make you sensitive to those around you who are weak--whatever their weakness may be--and to help them, both in practical ways and by pointing them to Christ and His transforming power and love.

From, HOPE for Each Day: Morning & Evening Devotions, by Billy Graham