For about a week there I'd have a conversation about strength or weakness with all different people, all pertaining to different things.
I gathered: (according to others' opinions)
Strength is doing what's right when no one is watching, or integrity.
Strength is doing what you most need over what you most want.
Strength is not giving up on something you've set your mind to.
Strength is hiding your emotions at all costs.
Strength is pride.
Weakness is vulnerability.
Weakness is giving in to your desires.
Weakness is the fall after the pride.
Weakness is transparency.
As I try to sort through my thoughts on it, and try to understand the differences, I find it a little funny that we try so hard to be strong when it's inevitably impossible. We are by nature, weak. We were created to need something bigger than ourselves. We were created weak because God's power is made perfect in our weakness and His glory and love shines brightly through it all.
"I have gifted you with fragility, providing opportunities for your spirit to blossom in My presence... Rather than struggling to disguise or deny your weakness, allow me to bless you richly through it." -Jesus Calling
Weakness is vulnerability.
Or is there strength in being unguarded?
Weakness is giving in to your desires.
Or is there strength in not giving up on your desires?
Weakness is the fall after the pride.
Or is there strength in picking yourself up off the floor, realizing you're not as strong as you think you are? Is ultimate strength found in humility?
Weakness is transparency.
Or is there strength in letting people see that you're not perfect?
To conclude, weakness results in strength and strength results in weakness.
It's a vicious cycle... such is life.
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