Saturday Prayer: Honest About Weakness

Jesus, I've already broken promises I made to myself just days ago. I declared this year would be different, and I'm already falling into the same patterns. My flesh is weak even when my spirit wants to be willing. I hate this about myself.

But you predicted Peter's failure and still called him to leadership. You knew Paul would struggle with sin and still used him to write half the New Testament. You see my weakness more clearly than I do, and somehow you're not surprised or disappointed - you're working with it, not despite it. Thank you for meeting me in my failures, not just my successes.

I don't want to excuse sin or stop pursuing holiness, but I need to stop believing that trying harder is the solution. My willpower failed yesterday and it will fail tomorrow. What I need isn't more determination - it's more dependence on you. So I'm bringing you my weakness instead of hiding it. I'm admitting my inability instead of pretending competence. Work in me what I cannot work in myself. Your power shows up best in my weakness anyway.