Have you ever been forced to face your weakness head-on? In tonight's prayer and devotional, Clarence Haynes Jr shares a story from his college days at the gym, where he quickly discovered that strength doesn’t always last—and sometimes weakness shows up without warning. But in God’s kingdom, weakness isn’t failure; it’s the doorway to real strength.

Paul learned this truth when he cried out to God and discovered that divine grace meets us not when we have it all together, but when we admit we don’t. God’s power doesn’t require performance—it requires honesty. The good news is that our weakness isn’t a liability; it’s the very place where Christ’s strength can rest on us.

If you feel like you’re carrying too much, pretending to be strong, or trying to keep up an image you can’t maintain—tonight’s reminder is for you. God isn’t asking you to fake strength. He’s inviting you to confess weakness and find His grace sufficient.

📖 Tonight’s Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:9

“But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.”
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🙏 Your Nightly Prayer

Lord,
Tonight, I give up trying to prove that I’m strong. I confess my weakness and bring it to You. Thank You that Your grace is enough for me and that Your power shows up right where I feel most inadequate. Help me to rest, not in my own abilities, but in Your unshakable strength. Teach me to boast in my weakness so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

🧘 Three Things to Meditate Upon


Weakness is not your shame but your signal that you need God’s help.


Faking strength doesn’t make you stronger—acknowledging weakness before God does.


God’s grace does not demand performance; it calls for honesty.

📣 Calls to Action


💌 Subscribe to receive Your Nightly Prayer in your inbox every evening: Click Here


📖 Reflect on 2 Corinthians 12:9 and journal one area where you need God’s strength.


🔗 Share this devotion with a friend who might be carrying too much on their own.

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Have you ever been forced to face your weakness head-on? In tonight's prayer and devotional, Clarence Haynes Jr shares a story from his college days at the gym, where he quickly discovered that strength doesn&rsquo;t always last&mdash;and sometimes weakness shows up without warning. But in God&rsquo;s kingdom, weakness isn&rsquo;t failure; it&rsquo;s the doorway to real strength.
Paul learned this truth when he cried out to God and discovered that divine grace meets us not when we have it all together, but when we admit we don&rsquo;t. God&rsquo;s power doesn&rsquo;t require performance&mdash;it requires honesty. The good news is that our weakness isn&rsquo;t a liability; it&rsquo;s the very place where Christ&rsquo;s strength can rest on us.
If you feel like you&rsquo;re carrying too much, pretending to be strong, or trying to keep up an image you can&rsquo;t maintain&mdash;tonight&rsquo;s reminder is for you. God isn&rsquo;t asking you to fake strength. He&rsquo;s inviting you to confess weakness and find His grace sufficient.
📖 Tonight&rsquo;s Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:9
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🙏 Your Nightly Prayer
Lord, Tonight, I give up trying to prove that I&rsquo;m strong. I confess my weakness and bring it to You. Thank You that Your grace is enough for me and that Your power shows up right where I feel most inadequate. Help me to rest, not in my own abilities, but in Your unshakable strength. Teach me to boast in my weakness so that Christ&rsquo;s power may rest on me. In Jesus&rsquo; name, Amen.
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🧘 Three Things to Meditate Upon
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Weakness is not your shame but your signal that you need God&rsquo;s help.
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Faking strength doesn&rsquo;t make you stronger&mdash;acknowledging weakness before God does.
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God&rsquo;s grace does not demand performance; it calls for honesty.
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📣 Calls to Action
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💌 Subscribe to receive Your Nightly Prayer in your inbox every evening: <a href="https://www.crosswalk.com/devotionals/your-nightly-prayer/" data-start="2317" data-end="2389">Click Here</a>
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📖 Reflect on 2 Corinthians 12:9 and journal one area where you need God&rsquo;s strength.
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🔗 Share this devotion with a friend who might be carrying too much on their own.
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Your Nightly Prayer is an evening Christian prayer podcast from LifeAudio.com and Crosswalk.com. Each night, the team behind Crosswalk.com brings you a nightly devotional and prayer to help you end your day in conversation with God. May these evening prayers help you find the words to pray and focus your heart and mind on the love of God as you end your day.

Your Nightly Prayer is an evening Christian prayer podcast from LifeAudio.com and Crosswalk.com. Each night, the team behind Crosswalk.com brings you a nightly devotional and prayer to help you end your day in conversation with God. May these evening prayers help you find the words to pray and focus your heart and mind on the love of God as you end your day.

Your Nightly Prayer: Evening Prayers for Christians

Your Nightly Prayer is an evening Christian prayer podcast from LifeAudio and Crosswalk.com. Each night, the team behind Crosswalk.com brings you a nightly devotional and prayer to help you end your day in conversation with God. May these evening prayers help you find the words to pray and focus your heart and mind on the love of God as you end your day.

Your Nightly Prayer is an evening Christian prayer podcast from LifeAudio and Crosswalk.com. Each night, the team behind Crosswalk.com brings you a nightly devotional and prayer to help you end your day in conversation with God. May these evening prayers help you find the words to pray and focus your heart and mind on the love of God as you end your day.

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