Me Thinks

I really enjoyed an article in the April 2015 Ensign titled, "It isn't a sin to be weak."  Wendy Ulrich helped me to see that sin and weakness are different and she helped me to identify ways to manage weaknesses.  Here are some lines from the article:

Sin is a choice to disobey God's commandments or rebel against the 

Light of Christ within us.  Sin is a choice to trust Satan over God, 

placing us at enmity with our Father.

We might define weakness as the limitation on our wisdom, power,

 and holiness that comes with being human.  In our weak, mortal state 

we suffer physical and emotional illness, hunger, and fatigue.  We experience human emotions like anger, grief, and fear.  We lack wisdom, skill, stamina, and strength.  And we are subject to temptations of many kinds.

As we are meek and faithful, God offers grace--not forgiveness--

as the remedy for weakness.

Because we are weak, change may take time.  We don't just renounce our weakness the way we renounce sin.  Humble disciples willingly do what's required, learn resilience, keep trying, and do not give up.  Humility helps us have patience with ourselves and with others who are weak too.  

God can use human weakness to teach, strengthen, and bless us.

While sin inevitably leads us away from God, weakness, 

ironically, can lead us toward Him.