In Him I Am Strong

 

The butterfly spread out its wings,
Perfect in each detail,
Except that it was missing part
Of its bright colored tail.
 
We each have flaws or weaknesses
Born of our own travails,
And we may have faced ridicule,
Mocking those flawed details.
 
Yet, much like that bright butterfly,
Perceptions can mislead,
For He who formed us, loves us still,
And He will meet each need.
 
We live, not by our strength alone,
But by His perfect grace.
The power we lack in ourselves,
We find in His embrace.
 
It may not make each day easy,
But, what it does instead,
Is teach us to trust in Him first,
As Paul notably said.
 
Let us rejoice and carry on
In faith through each travail,
And, by the way, that butterfly
Flew blithely with no tail!
 
2 Corinthians 12:9-10
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 of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.