Many often say, “God is in love with my weakness” or “God doesn’t choose the educated,” phrases that sound distinctly Biblical. But is it? Such expressions seem to suggest that being weak is somehow favored by God. Yet there is no single verse that states this outright. But is there a single verse to prove that? No.
We WERE Weak
In truth, everyone was weak before they became believers—weak in their ability to be holy, powerless to please God on their own. Then Christ came, and by faith we became one with Him in the Spirit. Through that union, our weakness is transformed; the Bible even encourages the weak to proclaim, “let the weak say I am strong!!”.
God is not in love with your weakness, God LOVED you inspite of everyone’s weakness, and NOW you are clothed in the righteousness of God and he doesnt see you weak, and he calls you to stop viewing your identity in weakness but rather in Him. If He was so much in love with weakness, why would he ask us to identify in strength? I know a lot of people get comfort from the fact that God loves their weakness, but you can still be comforted by knowing that God loves you in your weakness the same, and if you are struggling so much to place your identify in Christ, he loves you, and if you have placed your identity in Christ, he loves you! In other words, you are the object of your love, not your weakness!
His power is made perfect in weakness (2 Cor 12:9) simply means that when you stop relying on yourself, God’s power works through. If it meant that your weakness is what attracts God, He could have refused to add his power (which is strength) at the time of your weakness.
Is your Resume a problem?
Similarly, some suggest that God chooses the uneducated and poor over the wealthy and learned. If that were so, one might conclude that pursuing education or prosperity would distance us from God’s favor. Yet, God’s invitation is the same for all: He asks, “Are you trusting in Me?” His love is not reserved for those in a state of weakness but is extended to anyone who acknowledges their inability to rely on their own righteousness, choosing instead to trust solely in His strength, wisdom, and riches.
Conclusion
Just like God is never in love with sin, but he loves sinners, God is in love with you even when you are in weakness, but not in your weakness. Often people who say this have the right heart, but often find it hard to move forward in trusting God to raise them up in strength.
Know this! God loves you whether you are rich, poor, weak, strong willed, but He wants your trust to be in Him and Him alone!
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