Living With Weakness

I believe we are born into this life with the light of Christ. And this light instills within us both a desire for righteousness and a feeling of how things could be. We desperately want to be loved. We innately believe that we should care for one another, that children should be nurtured, truth should be spoken, and integrity should be upheld. But here’s the rub; we also come with weakness, flaws, and struggles… making it impossible to sustain what the spirit craves.

Looking at my own life, I see beautiful moments of love, peace, and joy; allowing me to taste what could be, before weakness inevitable slaps me back down… leaving me to struggle with hurt and discouragement… wondering if the light of Christ gives me hope, or taunts me.

I know I can’t change the world; I can scarcely bring about change in myself. But what I really struggle with, is knowing that I can’t even spare my children. Sometimes I think depression is the result of someone’s heart being too compassionate to block out the hurt they see in others.

So how does one live with weakness? One day at a time.