Weakness is NOT Sin
About a year ago, I read a book entitled, Weakness is NOT sin . Many of the thoughts in this post come from this book. I highly recommend it. Ether 12:27 - "And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness . I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that they humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them." God shows us our weakness . He gives us weakness . Notice that the scripture doesn't say that he gives us " weaknesses. " What is the difference? This scripture isn't talking about our anger issue, or our fear of commitment, or our susceptibility to fall into a particular sin. Rather, this scripture is talking about our general weakness. It is referring to the general idea that we are "less than the dust of the earth" (Helaman 12:7) and that while our spirit may be willing,