Strength in Weakness

I've been reading a book by Stormie Omartian called "Just Enough Light for the Step I'm On." It's very relevant to where I (Angela) am with learning Spanish, where we are, and I'm sure will be relevant to many of you, which is why I wanted to share some of it.

"Learning to walk with God is a process. And just when we think we have it all figured out, God leads us into a new place where our old tricks won't work....We enter unfamiliar territory and are soon reminded that, on our own, we stumble......God moves us out on a path to someplace we've never been before, and we believe we're failing if we have to depend on Him to get there. We try to make it on our own because we think that dependency is a sign of weakness, instead of understanding that it signals our willingness to allow God to be strong in us. If you are at a place in your life where you feel like you can't take one step without the Lord's help, be glad....God has you on this path, no matter how difficult or impossible it may seem right now, because you are willing to follow Him....He wants your undivided attention because you can't do these things on your own. The path is not a punishment; it's a privilege. It's not a restriction; it's a reward."

I hope this speaks truth to you as it has to me.