they are weak, but He is strong

In regards to the "strong" and the "weak."

Let us recall an old favorite: "Jesus loves me, this I know for the Bible tells me so. Little ones to Him belong for they are WEAK, but He is STRONG"

God won’t let us endure more than we can handle. You'd be surprised what you can live through, but death is not exactly failure either (martyrdom).

So let us not categorize people by either weak or strong, but rather by a more observable criterion. I have come up with 2 major divisions: a) Trails and b) Service. There are those that seem to endure life trials and those that don’t. There are also those that serve with their whole life and those that seem to pencil God in at convenience. In both cases, there is variance in degree and not just the extremes. These groups can also be interwoven. Just because one serves God with every minute of everyday, doesn’t mean that life trials couldn’t take them out (consider Jonah). And just because one endures trials without fail doesn’t mean that they must be religious zealots (consider Job). Our goal should be to be aware of both categories in our own lives:

a) Remember that this life is just the road home. It’ll get rough at times. He said, “narrow is the path” meaning “difficult” is the life that Christ has called us to, but its worth it, so keep pressing on.

b) Remember all that our Savior has commanded of us. This is what’s really important. Christianity is not just a belief, it’s a life, live it!

So who are the people who make up the sum of these categories? -Christians; real Christians and fake Christians. And most times, to the naked eye, it can be difficult to tell the difference, though the Bible does give us a measuring stick in John 15:5. –another topic for another time.